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I was a musical theatre geek in high school and college. — Toks Olagundoye
The idea of making audiences feel like they matter, that the theatre matters, and that they're a partner in the event—that's what fuels me as… — Diane Paulus
I really look up to actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett who have a strong background in theatre. — Alexa Vega
My first Broadway show was with Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton. Maureen Stapleton, a legend in the theatre; Elizabeth Taylor, a legend, period. — Dennis Christopher
As an actress and comedienne, I'm a huge fan of he theatre and the Tricycle in Kilburn is my favourite in London. I dragged my… — Arabella Weir
Theatre is fake… The knife is not real, the blood is not real, and the emotions are not real. Performance is just the opposite: the… — Marina Abramovic
The theatre has built a whole art round the actor, based on the man and his double - the actor and his character. — Jean-Louis Barrault
The arts inform as well as stimulate; they challenge as well as satisfy. Their location is not limited to galleries, concert halls and theatres. Their… — Elliot W. Eisner
You can't go around the theatres handing out cards saying, 'It isn't my fault'. You go onto the next one. — Preston Sturges
After all, the world is not a stage-not to me: nor a theatre: nor a show-house of any sort. And art, especially novels, are not… — D. H. Lawrence
Once in a while, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and… — Uta Hagen
The theatre infects the audience with its noble ecstasy. — Constantin Stanislavski
Unless the theatre can ennoble you, make you a better person, you should flee from it. — Constantin Stanislavski
It is not theatre that is indispensable, but something quite different. To cross the frontiers between you and me. — Jerzy Grotowski
I personally would like to bring a tortoise onto the stage, turn it into a racehorse, then into a hat, a song, a dragoon and… — Eugene Ionesco
The audience will teach you how to act and the audience will teach you how to write and to direct. The classroom will teach you… — David Mamet
I grew up wanting to be a writer for theatre. — Christopher Durang
For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never,… — Roland Barthes
For me, filmmaking combines everything. That's the reason I've made cinema my life's work. In films, painting and literature, theatre and music come together. But… — Akira Kurosawa
The language of the body is the key that can unlock the soul. — Constantin Stanislavski
I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist, being able to express song, dance and acting in… — Deborah Cox
See, I don't like places where people can't dance - don't like clubs or theatres where a bunch of bourgeois people sit around tip, tip,… — Etta James
One of my beliefs is that there are certain institutions within a community which stand for the spirit and heart of that community, there's the… — David Soul
I have always added dance to my productions. When I was directing theatre, I added dance sequences where they didn't exist in the play. I… — Unknown Author
Everytime I get offered theatre I get offered a film role too. — Melissa George

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