Mind Quote by Dave Barry

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

Ultimately, theatre takes place in the minds of the audience: they all imagine the same thing at the same time.

— Simon McBurney

Most theater tells you what to think.

— Robert Wilson

Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films.

— Jake Gyllenhaal

Film has become a very passive experience, but with theatre, there is a contract made with the audience, where they participate. That's why my…

— Joe Wright

I think that there's a very lucid side in cinema: entering a theater and seeing the film.

— Miguel Gomes

Good theater is not realistic, and should not be. Its purpose, rather, is to highlight, never to spell out a situation.

— Agnes Moorehead

When I write a film, all I think about is where the thing ends and how to get the audience there.

— Jason Reitman

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

Theater has to resonate in your heart in a way that movies don't.

— Harvey Fierstein

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

— Marcia Gay Harden

You know, I feel like when we're watching films, typically, the films do the thinking for you, one could say.

— RaMell Ross