Actors Quote by Maureen Stapleton

Theater doesn't bring money in general. That's not why you do it. If you go into theater for money then you've really gone into…

— Audra McDonald

Theater is not to make a living, so I don't have the money pressure.

— Dianne Wiest

I'm not afraid to go anywhere, to the smallest theatre or the least amount of money.

— F. Murray Abraham

Theatre is great, but we don't live in an idealistic world, and we have to pay our bills.

— Randeep Hooda

It's a scary thing going into the workforce with a $50,000 debt and you've been trained as a classical theatre actor. There's always a…

— Frances McDormand

Theater is a gamble and a tough road.

— Betty Buckley

I'd be happy just to do theatre work but it can't pay the bills.

— Phoebe Fox

If theatre paid as well as movies and TV, I'd do it all the time.

— Tom Irwin

I come back to the theatre happily knowing that while it won't make me rich, it will provide me with fun.

— Patrick Marber

Musical theater is my passion. If I could afford it, I would just do dinner theater and live a simple life.

— Bethany Joy Galeotti

I am essentially someone who comes from the theatre. I love the theatre. Unfortunately, theatre doesn't pay the bills. Only in theatre abroad, I…

— Kabir Bedi

the real stakes in the theater are high - they are life stakes. That's what I love about it. You gamble with your life,…

— Lauren Bacall