Books Quote by Ayad Akhtar

You can manipulate the viewer in film. With theater, what you see is what you get.

— Marcia Gay Harden

I don't want people to sit there and objectively watch the film. I want them to experience it as something that's under their skin,…

— Danny Boyle

I don't think you can ease yourself into theater. I just thrust myself into it.

— LaTanya Richardson

In the theater the audience is generally riveted to a single angle of observation. The movie director, though, can rapidly shift from objective to…

— Ed Murray

Theatre is a more difficult visual medium than films. You need to hold the attention span of the audience without goofing up and be…

— Poonam Dhillon

Theatre has so many competitors, it's no longer enough to see and hear a play. You want to be able to touch and smell…

— Lucien Bourjeily

I think what I have to offer is more useful in theatre than on screen.

— Jamie Parker

I need to create a whole cinematic experience. I think that's what it takes to get the audience to the theater and justify seeing…

— Fede Alvarez

The nice thing about the theatre is you can always change it. With a movie, once it's there, you're stuck with it.

— James Lapine

As filmmakers, we can show where a person's mind goes, as opposed to theater, which is more to sit back and watch it.

— Darren Aronofsky

In the theater you can take your time and allow for people's artistry to surface.

— Amanda Bearse

I really try to think cinematically, because that's how people read. They create a theater in their minds.

— Dave Barry