Country Quote by Stephen Karam

It seems to me, in this culture, you need to have a subsidy to do theatre, not that I put theatre above anything else.

— Jamey Sheridan

The thing that you have in England that we don't have in the U.S. is state-supported theatre. We have not-for-profit in the States, but…

— Stephen Schwartz

Theatres, along with the likes of the Ulster Orchestra, for example, are the cultural heartbeats of our towns and cities, and without them, we…

— James Nesbitt

I can't always be making 'British films.' Why should we be making films about corsets and horses and girls learning to drive when Americans…

— Noel Clarke

Understand me, Hollywood miniseries are very popular in England. But British miniseries make a tremendous mark on the national consciousness. They become part of…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

Because I was a kid from north of England, the only films I had access to was not alternative cinema, which in those days…

— Ridley Scott

Theatre has no national identity. It is something for the world, whether it is Irish, English, or French.

— Cyril Cusack

Wouldn't it be grand if we thought that theater could have that impact on the political life of a country?

— Patrick Stewart

American theatre, to me, represents zeroing down on what the need is to get inside the personal hearts of people. I think it's really…

— Kelli O'Hara

My experiences in film and theatre in the States have been much more rigorous-in England there's an environment of, Let's try this.

— Kim Cattrall

Australians just don't see that many Australian films, but it's also our responsibility as filmmakers and the responsibility of the funding bodies to remember…

— Georgina Haig

We need more theatres, more art and more culture in this country.

— Richard Briers