Theatre Quotes

Drama - what literature does at night.

The Russian dramatist is one who, walking through a cemetery, does not see the flowers on the graves. The American dramatist . . . Does not see the graves under the flowers.

My father was an actor, and we have the most important theatre company in Montreal.

...in the theatre the stage keeps the audience aware of the fictional nature of the action. The reader poring over a magazine, on the other hand, identifies what he sees in the photographs as real.

I started out in theatre and I definitely have wanted to add extra musical elements to my music with both imagery and text.

Very few restaurants do five services a day - breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, cocktail, theatre and dinner - and because of that we can offer something for everyone.

I'm looking for one of two things and sometimes they dovetail: I'm looking to go into a theatre and see a certain kind of show. And if it's not there, I'd like to do it myself so it would be there.

I always had a good time in theatre, even when shows don't turn out as well as I'd like.

I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different.

I came up almost completely through the subsidised theatre. I have never been absolutely at the market interface, where I've got to sell my wares or die - I've always been protected from that.

I am auditioning again - getting back to theatre would be amazing.

Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it.

I used to say that theatre was my favourite thing. But the more I do film, the more I appreciate it.

I have done film, television and theatre - all at a pretty substantial level - I don't think it's possible for American actors to do that.

I came to Mozambique in 1986, when I first became involved with Teatro Avenida - a theatre company that stages plays concerned with political and social issues.

The important talent is the talent to develop one's talent.

He's never fought with religion; what is the point of railing against such beauty, such intimate theatre, such chime of eternity? He can treasure it without believing in it.

I began modeling in N.Y. and doing commercials. That led to regional theatre and then Broadway and then movies.

The theatre is a tragic place, full of endings and partings and heartbreak.

But theatre is always a difficult experience.

Maybe all theatre is going to be irrelevant for all time.

I was always very independent and looked out for myself. I think that ability really helped me in later years both in sports and in theatre.

I'm at the National Theatre School, which is like the Juilliard of Canada.

In comedy, beware the split focus. The audience should focus on the face of the actor. The audience must see the setup. If there is action elsewhere on the stage, the comic line can be lost.

I know what I am able and not able to do. Fashion? OK. Fashion... clothes in theatre, in an opera, in a concert - all that I love. To make a movie myself... no!

On the last day of our five-day work week, we did two performances and we had an audience. It was similar to theatre; we went from beginning to end, and it was very pleasing.

If Anthem finds an audience in New York City, my hope would be to see the play transferred to a commercial theatre for an open-ended run.

Feelings are universal, and if an actor's doing his job, I think he's making people sit there, and if it's in a movie or a theatre, going 'Hmm, yeah, I know that... I know that.

I went to a lot of theatre schools, got a lot of training, did a lot of repertory where you do a different play every night. I took a lot of voice, movement, and acting classes.

This outfit called Los Angeles Theatre Works does readings of plays.

I'd love to work across all three fields - theatre, film and TV.

Everything I did growing up was with that as the real goal - doing Broadway; doing theatre. That was always the big thrill for me.

I hope to continue working in film, television and theatre.

I grew up in the theatre.

We don't really have a movie industry; we have a trailer industry. The movie guys make five minutes worth of stuff to get people in the theatre, and eighty-five minutes of filler.

I love doing movies but I loved doing theatre just as much.

I love theatre. I think it's the home of most actors...most actors start with it. It's so enjoyable to do and to be able to see your audience. And the process of theatre is great.

I love film so much. I think theatre will definitely be there for me as well, but for now I'd like to do more films.

I detest literature. I abominate the theatre. I have a horror of culture. I am only interested in magic!

I go to the theatre expecting to have a good time. I want each play and performance to take me somewhere. Naturally, this doesn't always happen.

The history of theatre is the history of first nights.

The only thing I get from the theatre is a sore arse.

I've played a lot of roles I haven't wanted to play, either because they needed someone in the theatre or because they couldn't do it without me 'cause they don't have anyone else the right age.

Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene, and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view.

The best theatre I've done, I've done right here in this living room.

I don't like the theatre. I like plays in which the audience is addressed by the actors. I don't like seeing people talking to each other on stage as if there isn't an audience.

Hollywood can be brutal, inhuman, the opposite of what the theatre is, and I had little desire to be part of it.

In contrast, the control you have in a theatre is very attractive to me.

I never had any acting heroes. I never really went to the theatre.

In our own, theatre can be the place where we come together, reaching with and through stories, to who we are and to who we can be.