Able Quote by Zach Braff

There's nothing like a play. It's so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the…

— David Schwimmer

I come from a tradition where the writer writes a play for the actors, rather than for himself, and the dialogue is made to…

— Lee Hall

Sometimes you can just have a dialogue with an actor beforehand and shape the performance then, but other actors need more guidance on the…

— Sam Levinson

When I write a play, my whole intent at bottom is to get the audience to be in the cast, to get that audience…

— Jules Feiffer

The cool thing about doing a play is that the final interpretation of a piece is turned over to the actors.

— Michael O'Keefe

It's a really good format to have, to go back to theatre and build yourself as an actor. I think it's a great skill…

— Aneurin Barnard

It's a shame how a lot of actors use theater as a stepping stone to film and television work; I think it shouldn't be…

— Peter Dinklage

Before shooting, I prepare with the actors much more like it's a theater play than a movie. Apparently, that way of working is very…

— Pedro Almodovar

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

You need the actors to feel as much ownership of the performance and the direction of the story as you do to get the…

— Cary Fukunaga

I would absolutely recommend for actors to start in the theater because it establishes a foundation in your craft that you can build off…

— Freddy Rodriguez

Putting TV stars in plays just to get people in is wrong. You have to have the right people in the right parts. Stunt…

— Catherine Tate