Long Quote by Howard Jacobson

Well, I go to the theater today, and its curtain - there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down and go…

— Eli Wallach

It's always a problem, getting the curtain in at the end of the first act; having enough of a resolve so that you can…

— Twyla Tharp

The theatre is not the place for the musician. When the curtain is up the music interrupts the actor, and when it is down…

— Sir Arthur Sullivan

That's what you do when the curtain is falling--you give the line that the audience wants to hear.

— Rick Yancey

“CURTAIN CALL The world is our stage and the final act can highlight or ruin a beautiful play”

— Kamil Ali

I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions - the curtain was up.

— Groucho Marx

In theatre, after the curtain rises, it's all about me. I can either elevate myself with my performance or be mediocre.

— Paresh Rawal

When you do a good theatrical production, sometimes you dream about that 8 o'clock curtain call for six months.

— Tony Todd

It's nowhere near as intense as what I imagine an actor experiences backstage, but I feel a fluttering nervousness before a curtain goes up…

— Ben Brantley

In my stand-up, I've always been loose. If there's a curtain onstage, I'll use that in my act. If there's a door, I'll use…

— J. B. Smoove

Sit the comedy out, and that done, when the Play's at an end, let the Curtain fall down.

— Thomas Flatman

I love that moment just before the curtain goes up, whether I'm sitting in the audience or standing backstage. It's full of expectation. It's…

— Joel Grey