Culture Quote by Johnny Marr

I do think that there is an almost more old fashioned mentality to the way musical theatre people and actresses especially are treated.

— Laura Benanti

So many actors and musicians seem to be only interested in what's expected of them, and they join the dots accordingly. I don't fit…

— Juliette Lewis

Some musicians feel they have to provide what their audiences expect. They lose the distinction between an artist and an entertainer. I am not…

— Steven Wilson

I think a lot of actors, especially actors with a theater background, have a musical ear. A lot of actors just want to be…

— Cedric Yarbrough

I think there's that weird bastardization where musical theatre actors are treated as almost like vaudevillians or circus performers - that we're somehow not…

— Laura Benanti

In general, the musicians we met that made the most sense just said to do what feels right and try not worry about what…

— Andrew VanWyngarden

I think there needs to be people that are doing something different in music. There's a need for that as much as there's a…

— Gerard Way

There's kind of a double standard: if a musician decides they want to act, everybody falls over themselves. But if you're an actor and…

— Megan Mullally

A lot of people feel that 'Music Man' is a good movie musical.

— Craig Zadan

In so many areas, when you think about it, you never really see an actor cross over to music. It always music to acting…

— Nick Cannon

I think it's sad that movies and television have caused the theatre to fade as a popular art form. I hope to get young…

— Kelly McGillis

Instead of only doing songs and item dance,' we need to have a hard look at ourselves not only as actors, but people in…

— Priyanshu Chatterjee