Theatre Quotes · Page 38

Everything in life is theater.

— Margo Jones

Stage performing is a dying art form.

— Ronnie Spector

I've worked with some actors who can't act.

— Anthony Anderson

The actor becomes an emotional athlete.

— Al Pacino

I like actors - I used to be one.

— Charlie Kaufman

As a player you want to be on the big stage.

— RJ Barrett

I hope I am getting better as an actor.

— Arshad Warsi

Acting is an everlasting search for truth.

— Laurence Olivier

And once you've been on stage, you can't stay away from it for long.

— Binnu Dhillon

As an actor you're used to being the focus of attention.

— Yasmine Bleeth

I was on stage from an early age. It always felt to me like something I was born to do.

— Urmila Matondkar

The path that I have chosen for myself, as an actor, is not a conventional one.

— Harshvardhan Kapoor

In the end I think theatre has only one subject: justice

— Edward Bond

There's a personal side to me of challenges as an actor that I like to take on myself.

— Ray Liotta

I never wanted to go on stage alone because if you mess up, who can you blame?

— Patti LaBelle

Theatre is my first love, simply because I started out with theatre.

— Rohini Hattangadi

I'm doing what I love, and then I get months and months of rest. I have a lot of money for a…

— Jennifer Lawrence

I certainly did plays in high school and community theater, and I want to get back on the stage.

— Busy Philipps

I just felt very corny, and I felt like I had to prove to everyone that I was a serious actor. I…

— Jacob Elordi

Actors are willing to give their entire lives to a moment--to that line, that laugh, that gesture, or that interpretation that will…

— David Ackert

For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being…

— Jena Malone

As an actor, it's really important for me to improve my work, and I take criticism in a positive sense.

— Naga Chaitanya

If I do a lot of television, than I miss theater. If I do a lot of theater, than I miss film.…

— Richard Sammel

I want authenticity. And rarely do actors - more specifically, black actors - get a chance to be authentic on film and…

— Russell Hornsby

A good movie can take you out of your dull funk and the hopelessness that so often goes with slipping into a…

— Pauline Kael

Comics, as good as they might be, they didn't know much about performance. There aren't too many comics you could watch for…

— Andrew Dice Clay

I realised after doing 'Tanu Weds Manu' that I had become fat and was not performing to the mark. I realised that…

— R. Madhavan

I love everything. I don't see myself doing a really serious drama in the next five to ten years. I don't feel…

— Tommy Wirkola

I had done a couple of plays, but I was a clueless boob. 'Cosby' allowed me to have something on my resume…

— Michael Weatherly

Actors work for many reasons. Sometimes you do it because the material is good. Sometimes you do it because the paycheck is…

— Michael Cudlitz

Acting is the great love of my life. It gives you permission to use all parts of yourself. Permission to be the…

— Blake Griffin

I live in L.A. and I do have wonderful friends; I moved there when I was 19 so I developed a close…

— Adelaide Clemens

A seven-minute take is almost like theater.

— Caterina Scorsone

I don't have any acting or theatre background.

— Raashi Khanna

At the heart of drama is conflict.

— Paul Dano

I'm a very physical actor.

— Dan Fogler

When I'm on stage I feel at home

— Ella Fitzgerald

A lot of actors flame out.

— George Hamilton

I got a B in GCSE drama!

— Finn Cole

I really like acting in English.

— Romain Duris