Theatre Quotes · Page 243

I loved the stage and then grew to love the camera.

— Christine Lahti

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination.

— George Santayana

For me, it's important to continue doing good work and proving myself as an actor.

— Nikitin Dheer

For actors, you've gotta sometimes fill in your backstory.

— Anna Gunn

I could definitely see myself making a serious movie or a drama in the future.

— Adam Carolla

I am not considered to be extroverted - except on the stage.

— Bruno Ganz

I had progressed on stage as a performer, but I hadn't progressed as a human being.

— Elton John

I didn't train in directing; I talk to actors the way I talk to anybody.

— Noah Baumbach

The biggest danger is that actors become entirely too dependent on the idea of training. They think that if they continue to…

— Titus Welliver

People assume that actors working in films won't have the time to do theatre. But I make sure that whenever I'm free,…

— Sushant Singh Rajput

Theatre is for you if you truly want to act and test yourself. There is no room for error as you are…

— Gautam Rode

I think I'm good at amplifying an actor's strengths, and minimizing their weaknesses. And they all have strengths and weaknesses.

— Steven Soderbergh

As an actor, our very palette is one of imagination. So it is a walk onto an empty space and then imagine…

— Rhys Ifans

I wasn't an actor. They they take the externals. Here I was, a kid thrown into Hollywood with a brand-new name, starring…

— Tab Hunter

“Pretend you're not alone, Like you are center stage on Broadway. 'Cause when you're on your own a little opera goes a…

— Sky Sailing Adam Young

I never thought I could be an actor, as I was always a studious geek and was always interested in mathematics.

— Taapsee Pannu

“We're at the opening of the Globe." She thought back to Daniel's words under the peach trees at Sword & Cross. "Daniel…

— Lauren Kate

Film and stage are very different; I don't necessarily prefer one over the other. Every few years, I get a big itch…

— Rhys Ifans

Disney acting is a little more difficult than many people think it is. People feel like the characters aren't deep, but as…

— Spencer Boldman

I began as a dramatist in the theater, so I'm always thinking about how a story moves, what it looks like, how…

— Adriana Trigiani

On 'Mr. Robot,' because I run the writers' room and know every decision behind every line of dialogue, I'm able to be…

— Sam Esmail

Well, because my films are really about how people interact with each other, and the complexity, and the nuance, and the surprise…

— Peter Hedges

I was never able to analyze my own performance that way I can now. I've realized why certain actors work. I think…

— Steve Dildarian

Let's build women's football from the bottom before we get to the top; it's not about building from the top to get…

— Nikita Parris

I think it's not very respectful if I jump into acting when I'm not very good at it.

— Jackson Wang

I am an extremely greedy actor. I want to do all sorts of roles.

— Nushrat Bharucha

Our industry knows how to treat actors who are mothers.

— Esha Deol

I like to hire the kind of people that I would want to be on stage with.

— Joe Mantello

I'm excited to flex my Broadway muscles - it keeps you alive as an actor.

— Chandra Wilson

Being on the stage, you've got to be ready for anything.

— Laura Michelle Kelly

There are far more good actors than there are jobs for them, so it's a big question of luck.

— Toby Jones

I've played farce on the stage, but I have never played any sort of comedy on the screen.

— Peter O'Toole

When I go to the movie theater, I want to get emotion from the actors in the movie.

— Demba Ba

I've had plenty of lessons about film acting and theatre acting.

— John Boyega

There's such a work ethic involved in theatre that you can't learn in L.A.

— Amy Adams

I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be on stage.

— Keiynan Lonsdale

In the theatre in the U.K., women are at the very top of the tree as freelance directors.

— Phyllida Lloyd

My next step must be to go to drama school. Well, I get into drama school, so I did that.

— Jeremy Irons

Some actors give you what you want. Some you have to make do what you want.

— Ang Lee

It's a good challenge as an actor to express feelings without saying too many words.

— Travis Fimmel