Actors Quote by Sarah Siddons

Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause.

— Sydney J. Harris

Nobody kicks on being interrupted if it's by applause.

— Kin Hubbard

Sometimes I wish that applause would come just a bit later, when it is so beautifully hushed that I feel like holding my breath…

— Emanuel Ax

The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.

— John Charles Polanyi

If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don't know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they are sitting…

— Steve Coogan

Some actors like encouragement. Some actors prefer to have pressure. And sometimes, for some actors, its better to give your comment by silence, because…

— Wong Kar-wai

As a film actor, you don't often get that opportunity to meet with your audience and take your applause on stage.

— Warwick Davis

I've never watched my films with an everyday audience so it was really crazy to watch people clap at the end of my film…

— Cary Fukunaga

Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat.

— Francesca Annis

Sometimes one is without the pleasure of playing. But when the silence of the audience is perfect, we recover that.

— Anonymous

For anyone who works in front of an audience there is no thrill quite like that of feeling and hearing the evidence of the…

— Randy West

The silent thing onstage allows for a kind of intimacy that no conversation can have. If I just shut up, we're forced to look…

— Teller