Audience Quotes

3330 Audience quotes by 2285 unique authors

By whatever means it is accomplished, the prime business of a play is to arouse the passions of its audience so that by the route… — Arthur Miller
An actor knows two important things - to be honest in what he is doing and to be in touch with the audience. That's not… — Ronald Reagan
Theatre is very much concerned with the society, with the social situation... A theatre piece of itself, demands a confrontation with the audience. It demands… — Unknown Author
You can throw away the privilege of acting, but that would be such a shame. The tribe has elected you to tell its story. You… — Ben Kingsley
Like hungry guests, a sitting audience looks / Plays are like suppers; poets are the cooks / The founder's you; the table is this place… — George Farquhar
Onstage, you just have to tell the absolute truth about the character you are playing. You hope you communicate it, and you hope it comes… — Carol Channing
In the first act, you get the audience's attention - once you have it, they will repay you in the second. Play through the laughs… — Noel Coward
The secret of staying fresh in a show is to remember that the audience you're playing for that night has never seen it before. — Danny Kaye
There's a certain secret every actor must have in his work. If you reveal it, you're letting the audience in on the wrinkles and convolutions… — Frank Langella
In the theatre, the actor is in total control. The director wasn't in the house last night, the designer wasn't there, the author's dead. It's… — Ian Mckellen
What is the main problem of the actor? It is to keep the audience awake, and not let them go to sleep, then wake up… — Laurence Olivier
I learned acting by doing it. And although I had never taken an acting class, it didn't take long to learn how to be on… — Unknown Author
I think actors have a greater responsibility when doing comedy. It's as easy as anything to get cheap laughs, but that's not the idea at… — Unknown Author
You can't make theater happen without actors. The actor is the central ingredient in making theater happen. Audiences may come to theaters to see the… — Laurence Sterne
In comedy, beware the split focus. The audience should focus on the face of the actor. The audience must see the setup. If there is… — James Carver
Don't let a single comic moment pass you by; then help the audience get the laughs. Give them permission to laugh by holding for laughter… — James Carver
A good play is a play which when acted upon the boards make an audience interested and pleased. A play that fails in this is… — Maurice Baring
I've always had great satisfaction out of writing the plays. I've not always had great satisfaction out of seeing them produced-although often I've had satisfaction… — Lillian Hellman
I want to make the audience laugh and cry within ten seconds, to show just how close those emotions are. — Simon Neil
Once after Barefoot In the Park had been playing for about a week I went back to see it, watching the audience, which was just… — Simon Neil
I want everyone to feel as much as possible as if they inhabit the same space. They more fluid the relationship between actor and audience,… — Christine Jones
When you can be your own best audience and when your applause is the best applause you know of, youre in good shape. — L. Ron Hubbard
There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an… — Mark Twain
The Net is the ultimate empowerment tool. You have the right to express your opinion to a global audience, but everyone has the right not… — Don Rittner
You have to measure your success by the way your audience responds to your games. No matter how small that audience is, it's yours. Your… — Orson Scott Card

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