Behavior Quote by Howard Barker

You learn an incredible amount doing theatre, not just about to behave.

— Michelle Dockery

What's exciting about theatre is observing human behaviour. You're constantly making judgments about body language, the physical, the emotional, the intellectual.

— Hattie Morahan

In the theater one must sit in such a way that one sees the audience as a dark mass. Then it cannot bother one…

— Karl Kraus

Every night, you fight for that standing ovation at the end of the night. And if you do something wrong, the domino effect is…

— Ricky Martin

I would be so curious to wire my brain up and see what's occurring when I act, because a performance is such a heightened…

— Luke Kirby

For me, a theatre is a dark place. It should be mysterious; it's where we go to get away from all the utilitarian things…

— Anohni

I long for the simplicity of theatre. I want lessons learned, comeuppances delivered, people sorted out, all before your bladder gets distractingly full. That's…

— John M. Ford

The thing about theatre is that when it is actually occurring, when you have the audience on your side, you absolutely think you can…

— Kenneth Cranham

To be in theater you have to be a kind of psychologist, for you're always trying to understand character and motives.

— John Eldredge

I've found that the only way to make theatre that gets the audience thinking is when I feel uncomfortable making it.

— Young Jean Lee

Theatre has to be theatrical. It has to draw attention to itself, like poetry.

— Tony Harrison

I understand people want to feel safe when they go to the theatre, thats the primary and most important thing.

— Nigel Havers