A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it. Votes: 6
Alfred HitchcockDon't be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value. Votes: 4
Arthur MillerThe structure of a play is always the story of how the birds came home to roost. Votes: 4
Arthur MillerTheatre demands different muscles and different aspects of one's personality. Votes: 3
Victor GarberTheatre is a series of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster. Votes: 3
Tom StoppardThe creation of the UCB Theatre is by far my proudest professional accomplishment. Votes: 3
Amy PoehlerTheatre is a mirror, a sharp reflection of society. The greatest playwrights are moralists. Votes: 3
Yasmina RezaTheatre is the safe place to do the unsafe things that need to be done. Votes: 3
John Patrick ShanleyI paid my dues at drama school and worked backstage in every Theatre in London. Votes: 3
Richard O'BrienOne of the most beautiful sights in dance is American Ballet Theatre in full flight. Votes: 3
Clive BarnesTheatre is a sacred space for actors. You are responsible; you are in the driving-seat. Votes: 3
Greta ScacchiA few years later, my Uncle David took me to the Earle Theatre to hear Duke Ellington. Votes: 3
David AmramLife is but a memory Happened long ago. Theatre full of sadness For a long forgotten show. Votes: 3
Nick DrakeTheatre is an exclusive place that tends to be dominated by white men, or dying white men. Votes: 3
Katori HallNormally our season is seven weeks in the Drama Theatre and four weeks in the Opera Theater. Votes: 3
Graeme MurphyI'd auditioned for the National Youth Theatre and I didn't get a place and it was terrifying. Votes: 3
Matthew MacfadyenI just wanted to be one of those actors who works at the National Theatre the whole time. Votes: 3
Robert EmmsTheatre is the art form of the present: it exists only in the present, and then it's gone. Votes: 3
Simon McBurneyI played Tina Denmark in Ruthless the Musical when I was 9 at the Theatre on Broadway in Denver. Votes: 3
Annaleigh AshfordIt's cold out there, colder than a ticket taker's smile at the Ivar Theatre on a Saturday night. Votes: 3
Tom WaitsI submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly. Votes: 3
Howard BarkerTheatre critics have no special access to the truth. And there should be no objective truth to art. Votes: 3
Tim CrouchGo to the Martin Beck Theatre and watch Katherine Hepburn run the gamut of emotions from A to B. Votes: 3
Dorothy ParkerTheatre is where my passion lies - I just love it. I love watching it, and I love doing it. Votes: 3
Ben DanielsI love going to the movie theatre, seeing live comedy, and going to amusement parks. Votes: 2
Jennette McCurdyThe imagination is closer to the actor than real life-more agreeable, more comfortable. Votes: 1
Stella AdlerYou never get anywhere until you figure out the difference between passion and compassion. Votes: 1
Cynthia HeimelAnatomy is to physiology as geography is to history; it describes the theatre of events. Votes: 1
Jean FernelMovies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good. Votes: 1
Terrence MannIf one good deed in all my life I did, I do repent it from my very soul. Votes: 1
William ShakespeareNo actor is a success unless he feels inside himself, as long as he lives, that he is good. Votes: 1
Stella AdlerSo, good night unto you all.Give me your hands, if we be friends,and Robin shall restore amends. Votes: 1
William ShakespeareYour job as actors is to understand the size of what you say, to understand what's beneath the word. Votes: 1
Stella AdlerI take thee at thy word:Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized;Henceforth I never will be Romeo. Votes: 1
William ShakespeareIn the theatre, we're all charlatans and liars and scavengers and fly-by-nights. Votes: 0
Simon McBurneyAmerican politics is theatre. There is a frightening emotionalism at national conventions. Votes: 0
Robert DallekLike theatre, crafting a documentary film takes tremendous commitment, patience and passion. Votes: 0
Dori BerinsteinWhat I like about theatre is the responsibility you have with your character. Votes: 0
Audrey TautouWithout class differences, England would cease to be the living theatre it is. Votes: 0
Anthony BurgessThere is a very strong theatre-going tradition in Moscow. It has stayed strong. Votes: 0
Dasha ZhukovaIn this country, you have movie actors and theatre actors and television actors Votes: 0
Max von SydowIn this country, you have movie actors and theatre actors and television actors. Votes: 0
Max von SydowAll action in theatre must have inner justification, be logical, coherent, and real. Votes: 0
Constantin StanislavskiIn much postmodern theatre ... the line between theatre and non-theatre is deliberately erased. Votes: 0
Jeremy BegbieIn theatre, the main objective is to make the art happy, not the audience! Votes: 0
Mehmet Murat ildanHow could she have believed such an artificial life as the theatre was suitable? Votes: 0
Anne McCaffreyIt's difficult for writers in the theatre. It's difficult for writers in the theatre. Votes: 0
Donna McKechnieIf these theatres didn't exist, the tradition of British theatre would cease to exist. Votes: 0
David SoulI'm allergic to the word 'important' in film and theatre. Cancer research is important. Votes: 0
Robert Sean LeonardMovies are a complicated collision of literature, theatre, music and all the visual arts. Votes: 0
Yahoo SeriousEvery baseball crowd, like every theatre audience, has its own distinctive attitude and atmosphere. Votes: 0
Bill VeeckI did loads of student films and fringe theatre. I worked for free a lot. Votes: 0
Christopher ParkerThere is so much freedom I enjoy in theatre. In films, the roles are limited. Votes: 0
Lillete DubeyJudi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre. Votes: 0
Francesca AnnisI love musical theatre because I love doing a live performance eight times a week. Votes: 0
Gareth GatesMy whole family is very artistic - my uncles are all actors and theatre directors. Votes: 0
Morena BaccarinI feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment. Votes: 0
Michael PittDon't expect the theatre to satisfy the habits of its audience, but to change them. Votes: 0
Bertolt BrechtMy father was an actor, and we have the most important theatre company in Montreal. Votes: 0
Gilles DuceppeI come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career. Votes: 0
Wesley SnipesThe theatre was created to tell people the truth about life and the social situation. Votes: 0
Stella AdlerMovies are not scripts - movies are films; they're not books, they're not the theatre. Votes: 0
Nicolas RoegI started in theatre. I went to the Boston Conservatory and majored in musical theater. Votes: 0
Rachael MacFarlaneEveryone can act. Everyone can improvise. Anyone who wishes to can play in the theatre. Votes: 0
Viola SpolinI started off in a small theatre performance company and worked my way into commercials. Votes: 0
Devon SawaEdinburgh is my favourite city. We'll be doing a lot of children's theatre and galleries. Votes: 0
Carol Ann DuffyTo maintain one's individuality, integrity, and true personality in the theatre is a big task. Votes: 0
Cyril CusackOur intention is to develop music, theatre and exhibition activities on the Far Eastern regions. Votes: 0
Vladimir PutinFor seven years I did very little theatre, and I have to make up some time. Votes: 0
Patrick StewartAs a kid, the theatre always felt a bit like running away to join the circus. Votes: 0
Robert Sean LeonardIn the theatre the audience want to be surprised - but by things that they expect. Votes: 0
Tristan BernardUnless the theatre can ennoble you, make you a better person, you should flee from it. Votes: 0
Constantin StanislavskiYou get used to being lazy doing films, but classical theatre's going to finish me off. Votes: 0
Michael GambonWhen I look around at Broadway and the West End, theatre is becoming an exclusive club. Votes: 0
Kevin SpaceyTelevision is great but for me, as a performer, nothing compares to a live theatre show. Votes: 0
Bruce ForsythI almost never go to the theatre without seeing someone I've taught or known at Juilliard. Votes: 0
Marian SeldesMy working history as an actor is definitely in the theatre; it certainly was in Australia. Votes: 0
Yael StoneThe theatre is a gross art, built in sweeps and over-emphasis. Compromise is its second name. Votes: 0
Enid BagnoldI did commercials and voice-overs as a kid, and it just lead to musical theatre opportunities. Votes: 0
Jennifer DamianoI'm ready for theatre. I'm ready for dramas, period stuff, films. I want to achieve everything. Votes: 0
Lauren SochaEvery play should be 90 minutes. There would be so many more theatre-goers if plays were shorter. Votes: 0
Eve MylesI think film and television are really a director's medium, whereas theatre is the actor's medium. Votes: 0
Christopher EcclestonI can't do theatre in the US,' she says, 'because I don't have a green card. Votes: 0
Jacqueline McKenzieAlso, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it. Votes: 0
Harvey FiersteinThe old guys like me started in the theatre. I was in the theatre for nine years. Votes: 0
Michael CaineI can't remember a single year of my life when I haven't made a piece of theatre. Votes: 0
Simon McBurneyIf I only did theatre I would have had to waitress, and I didn't want to waitress. Votes: 0
Kim CattrallAfter a theatre run, it took me a long time to start drinking again during the day. Votes: 0
Morgan JonesThe world 's a theatre, the earth a stage, Which God and Nature do with actors fill. Votes: 0
Thomas HeywoodI almost failed drama at school. I hated it. It was all about the history of theatre. Votes: 0
Brenton ThwaitesI was doing TV work, theatre work, and some film work in the Philippines when I left. Votes: 0
Lea SalongaWhat I do believe is theatre is a medium with a peculiar ability to air vital issues. Votes: 0
Samuel WestPeople come to the theatre to be excited and uplifted - I want to inspire my audience. Votes: 0
Edward HallI was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting. Votes: 0
Jim HensonMy mother was a leading lady in a local theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, where I grew up. Votes: 0
Mary BadhamI love going to see the theatre whether it's a Broadway play or a Russian ballet company. Votes: 0
Michael EalyI grew up overseas in Indonesia, and my school had a great art, music, and theatre program. Votes: 0
Angela KinseyI'm excited about the idea of an act of theatre triggering a parallel creative act of writing. Votes: 0
Tim CrouchI started out in theatre, and there's no better feeling than the adrenaline of being on stage. Votes: 0
Georgia GroomeReligion is close to theatre; much of its power comes from the effects of staging and framing. Votes: 0
Teju ColeThe money is better in films and television. But in terms of acting, theatre is more rewarding. Votes: 0
Christopher EcclestonI grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community theatre plays Votes: 0
Beth HenleyThe theatre, which is my most comfortable place, unfortunately it's very hard to make a living in. Votes: 0
Kevin ConroyI do still like television very much, but the theatre does really have something special about it. Votes: 0
Sarah SuttonI grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community theatre plays. Votes: 0
Beth HenleyI was trained on stage at NYU in New York City; I did a lot of theatre then. Votes: 0
Michaela ConlinI fear that I won't work in the theatre again. I'm sad about that. But I won't retire. Votes: 0
Maggie SmithIt was very natural for me to want to disappear into the theatre, I am really very shy. Votes: 0
Nicole KidmanThirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than it is now. Votes: 0
Ted ShackelfordI like simple things. I like to sneak in the theatre and watch movies. I'm a movie buff. Votes: 0
Justin TimberlakeMy family is not at all involved in television, or film, or theatre, or any of it, really. Votes: 0
Missi PyleLet a single complete action, in one place and one day, keep the theatre packed to the last. Votes: 0
Nicolas Boileau-DespreauxMy family were broadminded enough to support me when I wanted to pursue a life in the theatre. Votes: 0
Peter GallagherFilling a theatre like the Olympia or Vicar Street on your own name is a very rewarding moment. Votes: 0
Deirdre O'KaneIf we don't reach out to make theatre affordable to the young generation, we will lose them all. Votes: 0
Kevin SpaceyI got into theatre very early, so yes I was surrounded by gay people quite early and frequently. Votes: 0
Judith LightFor the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture. Votes: 0
Sarah BernhardtThe only theatre I do is my own. Somehow, my life is the only life that I can play. Votes: 0
Marina AbramovicThe first time my mum and dad went to the theatre was at my drama school in third year. Votes: 0
Amanda HaleI always had a good time in theatre, even when shows don't turn out as well as I'd like. Votes: 0
Harold PrinceYou see all races in music, and in dance and theatre, so why can't we see it in fashion? Votes: 0
Naomi CampbellI like to hang out with my friends, go to the theatre, watch DVDs, read, play with my niece. Votes: 0
Michelle RyanWhen I was in college, all the pretty women were in the theatre, so I auditioned for a play. Votes: 0
Judd NelsonI don't leave London, really, and I don't do theatre, because I want to put the kids to bed. Votes: 0
Sally PhillipsWhen I was young, my mum was part of a brilliant puppet theatre that toured all over the world. Votes: 0
Arthur DarvillThere's such a sense of theatre in getting glammed up; it's like putting on a play or short film. Votes: 0
Felicity JonesThe first rule of good theatre is 'Show, don't tell.' It applies to good political action as well. Votes: 0
Carne RossI wanted to be a musical theatre actress - I wanted to play Sally Bowles, forever and ever always. Votes: 0
Carey MulliganNon-violence is a piece of theatre. You need an audience. What can you do when you have no audience? Votes: 0
Arundhati RoyYou do T.V. and movies to make the money, and then you do theatre for the love of it. Votes: 0
Josh HamiltonI kind of got lost down a road of TV and film, so it's great to come back to theatre. Votes: 0
Richard C. ArmitageGood theatre draws the energies out of the place where it is and gives it back as joie de vivre. Votes: 0
Joan LittlewoodWhen I play, I feel like in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis player? Votes: 0
Anna KournikovaI tried to start a theatre in LA and failed miserably, but I was probably not meant to raise money Votes: 0
Beth HenleyThe pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled. Votes: 0
Denis DiderotWhen I play, I feel like I'm in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis-player? Votes: 0
Anna KournikovaI loved the theatre-my dad gave me many plays and books to read. The dramatic form just spoke to me. Votes: 0
Danny BursteinI trained in the theatre and I love the theatre. I get such a thrill seeing anything in the theatre. Votes: 0
Ewan McGregorI used to say that theatre was my favourite thing. But the more I do film, the more I appreciate it. Votes: 0
Helen McCroryI hold theatre acting in such high esteem that it scares me. Votes: 0 Kate Bosworth
I started doing community theatre as a way to make friends, and that was when I caught the acting bug. Votes: 3 Christina Hendricks
I've done a lot of costume drama and theatre - the National Theatre and In fact, most of my work at the theatre, at the National Theatre anyway, was period. Votes: 4 Brenda Blethyn
I paid my dues at drama school and worked backstage in every Theatre in London. Votes: 2 Richard O'Brien
I was never the class clown or anything like that. When I was growing up and doing theatre in Seattle I was always doing very dramatic work. Now I can't get a dramatic role to save my life! Votes: 1 Anna Faris
Actor training should be broadly humanistic, involving the study not just of dramatic literature and theatre history, but of languages, literature, and history generally, and should be centered on acting in plays rather than just exercises, improvisations, monologues, or even scenes. Votes: 3 Richard Hornby
When I first saw a Fellini movie, I came out of the movie theatre and decided to become a lawyer! I thought to myself, it's impossible to make something so beautiful! Votes: 2 Roberto Benigni
I have ambitions to do a Broadway record one of these days and get in the studio with like, a real orchestra. I'm a big musical theatre geek. Votes: 4 Mandy Moore
My teachers encouraged me to audition for some professional work during our summer vacation. I landed my first job. It was for the National Theatre Company's Mimika Pantomime troupe. I ended up touring with them for the next two years. Votes: 4 Didi Conn
Writing, and its theatre of operation, is better than working shifts packing frozen sausages; that's all I need to think about if I'm having difficulties. Votes: 1 Sarah Hall
The first rule of good theatre is 'Show, don't tell.' It applies to good political action as well. Votes: 4 Carne Ross
The great difference between screen acting and theatre acting is that screen acting is about reacting - 75% of the time, great screen actors are great reactors. Votes: 4 Nicolas Roeg
There is a strange pecking order among actors. Theatre actors look down on film actors, who look down on TV actors. Thank God for reality shows, or we wouldn't have anybody to look down on. Votes: 4 George Clooney
Instead of books, art, theatre, and music being consigned to specialized niches, we might have a criticism that better reflects the eclecticism of our time, a criticism that takes in various arts all at once. Votes: 1 Lee Siegel
At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in art because I was interested in theatre design, stage design or television design. Votes: 3 Jim Henson
Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act. Votes: 4 James Agate
A young Brit girl with no theatre experience decided to take on an iconic American role on Broadway. Maybe I should have thought that through? Votes: 4 Emilia Clarke
That's where the theatre of dreams is, over in L.A.; it's the land of opportunity for actors, and to go over there with a good team behind you and have a part you want to audition for really makes it a joy. Votes: 3 Luke Pasqualino
The entrance into Jerusalem has all the elements of the theatre of the absurd: the poor king; truth comes riding on a donkey; symbolic actions - even parading without a permit! Votes: 3 David Kirk