Money Quote by Beth Henley

I grew up in Los Angeles, and my first musical theatre experiences were at the Music Center in downtown L.A.

— Josh Groban

I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater in New York is totally dead.

— Shirley Knight

Theater is not to make a living, so I don't have the money pressure.

— Dianne Wiest

I started out producing theatre in New York.

— Jason Blum

After graduation, I moved to Los Angeles to do more theater, not realizing there is very little theater in L.A. It was a lucky…

— Nicholas Gonzalez

When I was 20 years old and first with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, we had an 88-seat theater in a basement and no money.

— Joan Allen

I used to do theater in L.A., but it got to the point where everything was really showcase-y.

— Beth Broderick

I've been an actor for 14 years now and a lot of that time was spent in theatre and television. Then I moved to…

— David Oyelowo

Theater doesn't bring money in general. That's not why you do it. If you go into theater for money then you've really gone into…

— Audra McDonald

I realized after my first play that no one was going to offer me roles for theatre. So I started my own theatre company…

— Mahesh Manjrekar

I grew up on theater, and honestly, I'm trying to figure out a way with a family and kids and living in Los Angeles…

— Matt Bomer

I graduated college, my degree is in theatre, so I went to Chicago and tried to get into the theatre scene up there, but…

— Christopher Daniels