Quotes About Support

Giving back to those who are less fortunate shows great character and is the right thing to do.

If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience.

People who are feeling bullied and people who feel like outsiders should talk to their parents and guardians about finding a place with likeminded people where they can feel accepted. That's what I needed, and that's what I found with musical theater.

The reason why I like theater is because it's a long journey, and no matter what role you play, we are all in it together.

My mother is an actress, and she used to drag me from theater to theater and reading to reading.

My family thought it was insanity for me to go into the theater rather than to get an education.

Maybe what I'm trying to do is heal others. I think what we're trying to do in theater is heal someone.

And I'm in favor of that because I have a gay son, who's a very successful theater designer.

When I was in high school I got involved in the fringe theater scene in Chicago, and I met some openly gay people. I could see that it got better, that they were happy and loved and supported. I saw with my own eyes that it got better.

My wife is my favorite actress. Without question. I have seen more jaws drop in little theaters when people see my wife up on that stage than you can imagine.

Make it compulsory that at least four weeks in a year the theaters have to screen local films and let them choose the time. That's how you have to encourage the industry.

I would hope that the Government would still support those small, struggling independent theatre companies and also maybe look to the built architecture of the theaters because we can't let them get into disrepair. They are part of the fabric of the country.

Having learnt my basics in theatre, I always feel film is a collaborative effort. If you do your part well and help the person in front of you in realising his or her potential, the film invariably comes out good.

I decided to do theatre intensely. I joined Makarand Deshpande's group Ansh. He became my guru. That's where I met Anurag Kashyap and Kay Kay Menon. These were the people who supported and inspired me.

My mom was a pillar of support to my father in his theatre endeavors.

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

When I was 12, I got a manager, but my mom was against it. It took a lot of convincing. But when I got a job at Manhattan Theatre Club, I think she saw how passionate I was about it and that I worked really hard - and now she's super supportive.

I've always found it not only easy, but enjoyable. It's necessary for us to reach out and I'm speaking for myself here. I certainly have a sense of responsibility to reach out to these people in the theatre who might look to someone like me for some guidance.

Choosing to be in the theatre was a way to put my roots down somewhere with other people. It was a way to choose a new family.

I've made a good amount of money. I'm very happy that I can now support my theatre company and support friends and family, and I'm ready to maybe go back to school and change careers.

My parents are not theatrical people, but my dad took me to the theater.

I am blessed to be surrounded by the people I love. I thank them for their patience and grace.

HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they need it.

Our political leaders have great responsibilities, but as with many situations in life, people often rise or fall to meet your expectations. Our responsibility as citizens is to expect our leaders to lead and to give them enough support so that they may do so.