Audience Quote by Sarah Paulson

Something that had the quality of a dimly lit stage set just before the curtains rise on opening night. There was a rhythm to…

— Chris Abani

That's kind of fuse for the show - those first 10-15 seconds you're onstage. The curtain drops and you see the crowd for the…

— Jason Aldean

I can't remember that I ever had just a minute of stage fright.

— Henry Rollins

I remember going to the theatre when I was little and the lights going down and just getting really scared about what was going…

— Paul Dano

The first time on stage is such a blur to me. I remember how it felt more than anything. I remember everything about the…

— Paul F. Tompkins

Even our early audiences were very polite. It felt like playing in our living room. I remember the audiences changing in front of me.…

— Bill Ward

At some of the venues, the audience was so loud we could hardly hear what was happening on stage, which kind of threw us…

— Roger Andrew Taylor

You remember where you were doing each scene. 'Oh my God, it was so hot that day.' It's kind of cool to see a…

— Alexandra Daddario

Thirty years ago, we were in a movie theater and thought it was so cool because we were finally delivered from the horrors of…

— Bill Hybels

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

Certainly a curtain has never fallen too soon for me. Every play is too long, even the short ones. Every concert, every film, every…

— Howard Jacobson

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