Theatre Quotes · Page 299

I think theater is so undervalued. I have seen things there that have been far more vivid than things that actually have…

— Marianne Elliott

I was never tortured over whether I wanted to become an actor. There was never another option in my mind.

— Stephanie Courtney

I'm not turning my back on classical theater. It's all about opportunities and timing a lot of the time when things come…

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

A lot of actors give a performance that many people connect with and they end up talking about it a lot of…

— Charlie Plummer

I'd like to think that we strive in film and theatre to tell great stories, and I believe in the power of…

— Andy Serkis

It can be tough to turn things down, but as an actor, being in demand is a nice problem to have.

— Nicola Walker

The primary function of a theater is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent.

— Robert Brustein

For an actor, playing one character and transitioning to a completely different one is a dream come true.

— Dean Norris

I was, throughout school, in the theater program. Through elementary school, junior high, high school, and then J.J. Abrams, my closest friend…

— Greg Grunberg

I think youve got to work out what makes you happy. With me, its that I do lots of different things. So…

— Hugh Dennis

Through this experience [of makimg movies], I recognized what an extraordinary set of personality traits it takes to be able to succeed…

— Meera Menon

Directors don't get to see other directors at work - they're the only one on the set. I've met directors who've asked…

— Colin Firth

As a director, it became important to hear that specific role read by that specific actor, and you hear the chemistry, or…

— William Sadler

I had started doing small community theater shows in my hometown of Cleveland. I did a lot of shows there before I…

— Isabela Moner

As an actor, we always want people to write about us and talk about us. And when they are actually writing, then…

— Ranbir Kapoor

While I did not get any formal training in acting, every summer vacation, from the age of five, my father would take…

— Mahesh Babu

When you age, you can do all kinds of roles. You don't have to look great. You can be the mom, the…

— Valerie Harper

Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are exuberant experiences. They send you out of…

— John Lithgow

With theatre, I found that one thing that I am good at and it gave me so much confidence. I feel like…

— Shraddha Srinath

I think in theater the playwright is king. Those words are unchangeable. They are the reason that everything else flows from.

— Greta Gerwig

Actors, it's very hard for them to make value judgments when they play characters. It's very dangerous if you start thinking of…

— Stacy Keach

I actually think actors both are drawn to playing real-life historical people and are terrified.

— Ryan Murphy

Every time I hit the stage I try to take something from it. There are a lot of shows and opportunities to…

— Adrian Marcel

I'd rather marry my husband in the stage where I know what I'm getting into and what it's going to be like…

— Tamera Mowry

There wasn't much for me to do after school except the drama club, so when I kind of started doing drama club,…

— Julianne Moore

I worked with Sidney Lumet years ago, and we had a long rehearsal process, and he would tape out the entire set…

— Denzel Washington

There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it's exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I…

— Julia Stiles

To give a successful character portrayal on stage or on film, the part has to be played inside of you.

— Yvette Mimieux

As an actor, your job is half done when your co-star becomes your friend, especially when it's Judi Dench.

— Ali Fazal

Before shooting, I prepare with the actors much more like it's a theater play than a movie. Apparently, that way of working…

— Pedro Almodovar

I've got a lot to learn, and I'm very blessed to work with such talented actors. I'm nowhere near my goal. It's…

— Kellan Lutz

Without false modesty, I feel that, when I'm on the stage, I'm the king, the boss of the situation.

— Vladimir Horowitz

I'm a New Yorker. My background is in theater, so staying here, I have the opportunity to get back to that, which…

— Valorie Curry

When I was a kid being an actor was not cool. I'm thirty now and when I was a kid in the…

— Vincent Kartheiser

The difference between film and theater is that in film, an actor is sort of under a magnifying glass and everything that…

— Olivia Thirlby

T.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by…

— Banksy

It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me…

— Cathy Rigby

Sometimes, as actors, if we work hard enough and stay at it long enough and are malleable and directable, then good things…

— Peter Scolari

Actors are a lot like professors on dissertation committees - it's a lot of ego, a lot of rallying for position, there…

— Mayim Bialik

What's frustrating as an actor, when you want to work hard, you can only work once that phone rings and then you…

— Jason Bateman