Performance Quote by Annaleigh Ashford

There are essentially two main reasons to hold a phone up at a show. First, to capture a memory for yourself, a reminder of…

— John Battelle

Many actors have protested about mobile phones going off in theatres, but the real menace now is people texting during a show. It may…

— Simon Callow

It's essential for an actor to have a hobby for the time when the telephone doesn't ring.

— Bradford Dillman

Actors are used to staring at the walls waiting for the phone to ring. It's not unchartered territory for us.

— Mark Bonnar

I wanted to talk face-to-face with as many people as would see me. Some actors were so busy they could only give me an…

— Mitchell Zuckoff

From Noah Baumbach, I learned to have a strict no cell phone policy on set. There is nothing that bums you out more than…

— Greta Gerwig

At home, people are more likely to be distracted than in a theatrical environment. They're checking their phones, pausing to get a snack, or…

— Mike Flanagan

You work with seasoned actors, and sometimes you realize that they phone it in.

— Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Using telephones, they would be so intrusive and would really disrupt the show.

— Kate Bush

If you're an actor, even a successful one, you're still waiting for the phone to ring.

— Kevin Bacon

Every actor prepares differently and to different degrees of privacy. Some want to talk everything out. Others really don't want to talk anything out…

— Todd Haynes

Some actors are constantly on the phone, some are always looking into the mirror while some like to sit and bond.

— Sanam Saeed