Theatre Quotes · Page 363

For me, the idea of being a successful actor is hanging out with my dogs and my boy, down in Venice beach,…

— Robert Knepper

An actor matures with experiences, and the more the emotions he/she has been through, the greater the intensity of performances.

— Indira Varma

Shows are my saving grace. In between actual jobs, the only thing that keeps me sane is the knowledge that I can…

— Chris Gethard

In my twenties, I floated around for years, doing the odd theatre job but mainly leading a hedonistic lifestyle, getting intoxicated in…

— Bill Bailey

I usually try not to think about actors while writing, because the odds of those stars aligning and you getting those specific…

— Diablo Cody

I get embarrassed when I go to an actor or actress's home and it's filled with pictures of them.

— Rita Moreno

I hope to do big action movies and strong dramas, and to produce films. I also want to get kids more involved…

— Caity Lotz

I was always a supporting actor. It is nice to know one has the equipment to be a leading actor.

— Nigel Hawthorne

Unfortunately, when you're working in film, it's this huge machine, and you've got to get everyone right there, so you get kind…

— Darren Aronofsky

I was painfully shy, so my aunt suggested to my mum that me and my brother go to Stage 84, a performing…

— Christian Cooke

Maybe the theatre isn't any place for a reasonable human being after all. It keeps your emotions in such a constant state…

— Madeleine L'Engle

Well, I think probably when I first got in the business, I wasn't thinking of being strictly a character actor. But I…

— Stephen Root

I used to make fun of those actors who talked about the theater as their temple and their place of worship. I'm…

— Peter Scolari

I think maybe the most important thing that we have to say is that people don't often talk about network executives being…

— Craig Zadan

My studio works in cycles. I am consistent with all of the practices, but I give attention to one part for a…

— Xaviera Simmons

I actually find it harder to act in the scenes where there's not much happening, say having a milkshake in the diner.…

— Chris Hemsworth

I have been fortunate to be able to have a career playing comedy and drama. And it's awfully hard - it's like…

— Jack Lemmon

My apartment is my stage, and my bedroom is my stage - they're just not stages you're allowed to see.

— Lady Gaga

Actors can have a fair amount of hate for each other, so when another actor says, 'You did your thing,' or 'That…

— Chadwick Boseman

I want to try and work in different genres with different types of actors, on small movies and big movies.

— Sam Mendes

I'm very used to stages and dressing rooms. And dare I say it, much as I like being at home, I love…

— Jay Kay

My acting ability would have sent me back to the post office. It was my singing that got me jobs. Ironically, now,…

— Robert Guillaume

In school, I always sang in choirs. In fact, I used to do a lot of musicals in the youth theatre that…

— Taron Egerton

The secret lies in the actor's personal satisfaction. How can the audience be moved by a character the actor himself does not…

— Saswata Chatterjee

Rather than being a prop in a film with big actors, I would love to do a meatier and more meaningful role…

— Zareen Khan

I was being groomed to be the theatrical caricaturist. And I know if I got that job, I'd never quit. So I…

— Martin Landau

I never said I want to be an actor. I just went quietly, quietly, I'm going to do this myself, so I…

— Aaron Pedersen

I can guarantee this to you: every single actor has had a dream of walking on stage on press night and realising…

— Ray Fearon

I entered the acting world at a time when there was a higher demand for Middle Eastern actors in the post-9/11 world,…

— Nazanin Boniadi

If you're not learning as a human, growing as a human, you can't grow as an actor. You're just churning things you've…

— Sophie Cookson

Funny how people hate being in a situation they caused themselves. If you hate drama, don't cause it. Simple as that.

— Sarah Moores

I see a lot of actor-bashing because they are the face of the film. Actors are just following someone else's direction.

— Varun Dhawan

I am a method actor because I listen to a sad song when I have to act in a sad scene. That…

— Krithi Shetty

I will never be a career actor, I don't think. I don't feel that I have the skill set to jump into…

— Larry Mullen, Jr

Too many actors try to get too much out of scenes that they ought to be leaving alone, just doing them quickly…

— Howard Hawks

I think when an actress marries she should leave the stage. She cannot be happy if she is married and remains on…

— Billie Burke

I don't want to be jack of all, master of none. I want to focus completely and excel as an actor with…

— Mawra Hocane

The theatre-acting, creating, interpreting - means total involvement, the totality of heart, mind and spirit.

— Stella Adler

I'm really lucky because my goal, as an actor, is to disappear into the characters that I'm playing.

— Jessica Chastain

For me, working on stage is much more exhausting than all the other mediums, but it's also much more thrilling.

— John Lithgow