Estates Quote by Eva Le Gallienne

The theater is a baffling business, and a shockingly wasteful one when you consider that people who have proven their worth, who have appeared…

— Ilka Chase

What's missing in the musical theater is producers willing to nurture new work, raise the money and put it on.

— Harold Prince

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

In subsidized theater, you are encouraged to take risks. It's about being imaginative and artistic. That's the priority. It might not be a success,…

— Marianne Elliott

It being a remarkable fact in theatrical history, but one long since established beyond dispute, that it is a hopeless endeavor to attract people…

— Charles Dickens

Life in the theatre isn't necessarily when you get money from performing. It isn't when you sign a contract. It isn't even when you…

— Stella Adler

A theater is being given over to market forces, which means that a whole generation that should be able to do theater as well…

— Vanessa Redgrave

The majority of great work that's being done in the theater is happening Off Broadway, where you can't make a living.

— Steven Pasquale

You can work and scratch out a living in the theatre, but, if you want to make money, you've got to hit the road.…

— Maxwell Caulfield

The theatre world is so starved of funds, and that's unfortunately reflected in the pay.

— Morfydd Clark

We have a desperate need for producers in the [commercial Broadway] theatre, and it is very hard for them to get money and find…

— Arthur Laurents

Acting on the stage is a luxury for me. I lose money. I make movies for financial reasons and this allows me the luxury…

— George C. Scott