Quotes About Theater

I like making people laugh, so drama was never a big leap for me.

My first major role was in a play called 'Through the Leaves.'

When you're doing a legitimate play, if you have a company of 12, it's considered a big cast.

I find a lot of joy from legitimate theater. But Jinkx is my passion project.

I'm not sure I had the legs for togas.

I love 'Les Mis' so much, like, since I was younger; I saw it when I was like, you know, 10, and I've seen it almost 18 times.

I think all actors are professional liars.

Well, I do lie for a living. I'm an actor.

To get to do a West End play is once in a lifetime chance.

I don't know under what lighting I can play Juliet. Maybe with a small night light illuminating the stage.

I knew I wanted to act since I was 10, but I didn't actually start acting until I was in high school. My favorite play was 'Lilies of the Field.'

I always wanted to be in the limelight, and I found I could get it by being on the stage. That was the beginning of everything for me.

So I just play the character, I play the lines.

I'm only an actor. I'm not a writer. I'm not going to leave any legacy. All I've ever done is learn the lines and say them.

For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.

When I was in high school, I was so in love - as I should have been - with the performance aspect of theater and just the literal act of performing.

I always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl.

I've always been interested in acting - since I was a little girl.

I always wanted to be an actor, even as a little kid. So I went to drama school in the late '60s at Carnegie Mellon.

I was one of those probably annoying little kids who was always putting on plays with my family.

Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There's nothing like a live audience.

It is important for an actor to learn how to face a live audience.

I am an artist. An actor performs, whether it's in front of the camera or a live audience.

I go to New York to see live shows, not movies.