Audience Quote by Albert Brooks

As an actor, you want to do something which audience don't expect from you.

— Anita Hassanandani Reddy

There's nothing like a play. It's so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the…

— David Schwimmer

I play for the audience's pleasure. What I expect from them is not important; it's what they expect from me.

— Steve Miller

I want to show audiences I can act.

— Jackie Chan

I don't really know what playing is. There's a way to do it correctly, but it eludes me. I think getting in front of…

— John Maus

So what's so enticing about doing a play is that you get to do that thing that got you into acting in the first…

— Rich Sommer

Life in the theatre isn't necessarily when you get money from performing. It isn't when you sign a contract. It isn't even when you…

— Stella Adler

I write my plays to create an excuse for full-tilt acting and performing.

— Eric Bogosian

People say, 'How can you stay in a play for a long time?' I say, 'The audience is never the same.'

— Marian Seldes

As long as you have the acting chops and the desire to get inside a character, you can play anything.

— Andy Serkis

If I don't enjoy the role I play, how will audience enjoy it?

— Catherine Tresa

Everyone can act. Everyone can improvise. Anyone who wishes to can play in the theatre.

— Viola Spolin