Action Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Theatre is, at its roots, some very brave people mutually consenting to a make believe world, with nothing but language to rest on.

— Sarah Ruhl

All action in theatre must have inner justification, be logical, coherent, and real.

— Constantin Stanislavski

Political theatre presents an entirely different set of problems. Sermonising has to be avoided at all cost. Objectivity is essential. The characters must be…

— Harold Pinter

I'm very much of the opinion that theatre is a collective art form, not just one person's vision.

— Marianne Elliott

“When truth and virtue are so rare in almost every area of our society the world needs theatre and the theatre needs actors who…

— Melissa Bruder

Theatre supposes lives that are poor and agitated, a people searching in dreams for a refuge from thought. If we were happier and freer…

— Romain Rolland

Today, [theatre's] more likely to be consciously not aimed at the public, but at a more sophisticated or educated public. . . . The…

— Arthur Miller

The primary function of a theatre is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent.

— Robert Brustein

“All theatre, by virtue of its being a cultural construct and therefore ideologically inscribed, is political.”

— Mark S Weinberg

Whatever is done without ostentation, and without the people being witnesses of it, is, in my opinion, most praiseworthy: not that the public eye…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Theatre is a mirror, a sharp reflection of society. The greatest playwrights are moralists.

— Yasmina Reza

Neither should the theater in our country be regarded as a luxury. It is a necessity because in order to make democracy work the…

— Hallie Flanagan