Cinema Quote by Marshall Brickman

I've worked with actors before where I was like, this is not working, and then I've seen their work on the screen and I've…

— Vincent Kartheiser

When you're shooting concert scenes in films, we try to bring in, where appropriate, as much of a sense of live performance as possible.

— Todd Haynes

I have never directed anything for the stage. I studied for three years in the theater, and it was a very, very scary experience…

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

What happens in the studio is technically the same thing that happens on the stage. In the past I had to make quite brutal…

— Squarepusher

For me, you have to do as much work as you can beforehand and, once you get on stage or set, throw it out…

— Brian Gleeson

The great thing about stage is that you have a live audience.

— Hugo Weaving

If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.

— Michael Caine

A video taped stage performance is just - you know, it's never gonna be the same as it is if you're sitting there live…

— Nathan Lane

Film has become a very passive experience, but with theatre, there is a contract made with the audience, where they participate. That's why my…

— Joe Wright

The thing I love about live performance the most, is that the doors are closed, the lights are turned down, and the audience has…

— Cate Blanchett

There's nothing more fun than acting on stage with a live audience and that immediate feedback.

— Mary McCormack

On the stage, you alone hold the key, and on the night you have to trust that the director has inspired you enough to…

— Greta Scacchi