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Theatre Quotes

"I'll see you at the theater tonight. I'll hold your seat til you get there. After that you're on your own."

"I'll see you at the theater tonight. I'll hold your seat til you get there. After that you're on your own."

Bert Kalmar, American Lyricist

Theatre, Theater

3

"I come from a traditional theater background."

"I come from a traditional theater background."

Mark Ruffalo, American Actor

Theatre, Theater

3

"New York is not conductive to theater. New York does not encourage its young. It does not encourage experimentation."

"New York is not conductive to theater. New York does not encourage its young. It does not encourage experimentation."

Tim Robbins, American Actor

Theatre, Theater

3

"At the turn of the century theatre does not have to be prescriptive."

"At the turn of the century theatre does not have to be prescriptive."

Edward Bond, English Playwright

3

"I take the theater seriously in that I loathe it, I'm bored by it."

"I take the theater seriously in that I loathe it, I'm bored by it."

Fiona Shaw, Irish Actress

Theatre, Theater

3

"If I wasn't in the theater, I would be a hermit."

"If I wasn't in the theater, I would be a hermit."

Richard Foreman, American Playwright

Theatre, Theater

3

"I think there is no world without theatre."

"I think there is no world without theatre."

Edward Bond, English Playwright

3

"I come from a TV background, so for me this more like doing a freeing theatre piece because we'd go into a room and do the scene, instead of doing it as a wide shot, medium shot, and close up with only the odd line of dialogue."

"I come from a TV background, so for me this more like doing a freeing theatre piece because we'd go into a room and do the scene, instead of doing it as a wide shot, medium shot, and close up with only the odd line of dialogue."

Jennifer Sky, American Actress

2

"In the theatre the audience wants to be surprised - but by things that they expect."

"In the theatre the audience wants to be surprised - but by things that they expect."

Tristan Bernard, French Playwright

2

"All of a sudden Kevin told me that the movie got bought and was gonna be shown in a movie theatre. I was shocked. I was psyched. It was just weird."

"All of a sudden Kevin told me that the movie got bought and was gonna be shown in a movie theatre. I was shocked. I was psyched. It was just weird."

Jason Mewes, American Actor

2

"I started out doing theater and a soap in New York and that's... sort of what I got stuck in. I was blessed enough to have long runs, and it's sort of hard sometimes then to get out."

"I started out doing theater and a soap in New York and that's... sort of what I got stuck in. I was blessed enough to have long runs, and it's sort of hard sometimes then to get out."

Susan Sullivan, American Actress

Theatre, Theater

2

"You can only do so much theatre."

"You can only do so much theatre."

Victor Garber, Canadian Actor

2

"I really miss the rehearsal process of theater."

"I really miss the rehearsal process of theater."

Kurtwood Smith, American Actor

Theatre, Theater

2

"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'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."

Hal Price, American Actor

2

"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we're all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience."

"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we're all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience."

Patti LuPone, American Musician

Theatre, Theater

2

"My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces."

"My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces."

Harrison Birtwistle, British Composer

2

"The trick is to have my own particular taste and feel for the theater to audiences who have been used to one particular style and taste for nearly 40 years."

"The trick is to have my own particular taste and feel for the theater to audiences who have been used to one particular style and taste for nearly 40 years."

Michael Ritchie, American Director

Theatre, Audiences, Style, Taste, Theater

2

"We may have limped onto Broadway as the underdogs, but underdogs bite back occasionally."

"We may have limped onto Broadway as the underdogs, but underdogs bite back occasionally."

Bernie Taupin, English Writer

2

"It's a real leveller, you know, to do theatre at least once every two years."

"It's a real leveller, you know, to do theatre at least once every two years."

Brenda Blethyn, English Actress

2

"I like the theatre because you paint with broad strokes. To me the theatre is stretching its definition really far."

"I like the theatre because you paint with broad strokes. To me the theatre is stretching its definition really far."

Ajay Naidu, American Actor

2

"I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket."

"I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket."

Moe Howard, American Actor

Theatre, Theater

2

"Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer."

"Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer."

Douglas Wilson, American Entertainer

2

"I grew up in Washington, D.C. But also loving the theater."

"I grew up in Washington, D.C. But also loving the theater."

Frank Rich, American Journalist

Theatre, Theater, Washington

2

"I think any classical training in the theatre is of enormous value."

"I think any classical training in the theatre is of enormous value."

Vivien Leigh, English Actress

Theatre, Training, Value

2

"It's important to move the theatre into the 21st Century."

"It's important to move the theatre into the 21st Century."

David Soul, American Actor

2

"The atmosphere of the theater is my oxygen."

"The atmosphere of the theater is my oxygen."

Placido Domingo, Spanish Musician

Theatre, Theater

1

"I'm married to the theater but my mistress is the films."

"I'm married to the theater but my mistress is the films."

Oskar Werner, Austrian Actor

Theatre, Theater

1

"Once in awhile, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often."

"Once in awhile, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often."

Uta Hagen, German Actress

1

"Theater dates very quickly."

"Theater dates very quickly."

Fiona Shaw, Irish Actress

Theatre, Theater

1

"I did loads of student films and fringe theatre. I worked for free a lot."

"I did loads of student films and fringe theatre. I worked for free a lot."

Christopher Parker, English Actor

1

"Having started out in theatre, I feel an impulse to do it as much as I can."

"Having started out in theatre, I feel an impulse to do it as much as I can."

Cillian Murphy, Irish Actor

1

"I spent 10 years in New York doing theater."

"I spent 10 years in New York doing theater."

Kristen Johnston, American Actress

Theatre, Theater, Years

1

"The play was a great success but the audience was a disaster."

"The play was a great success but the audience was a disaster."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Theatre, Play, Success, Audience, Disaster

"Then I went off to Southern Methodist University in Dallas. They had a really wonderful theatre department."

"Then I went off to Southern Methodist University in Dallas. They had a really wonderful theatre department."

Beth Henley, American Playwright

Theatre, University

"I grew up wanting to be a writer for theatre."

"I grew up wanting to be a writer for theatre."

Christopher Durang, American Playwright

Theatre, Writer

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