Quotes About Theater

Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on.

As she won fame playing Ethel Mertz, she perceived all of her theater work not as an end in itself, let alone the fulfillment of a childhood dream, but solely as preparation for I Love Lucy. She never really could savor the fact that, while no Broadway legend, she had become a respected and regularly employed working actress.

Before departing Independence, she selected a stage name: Vivian Vance. She borrowed the moniker from Vance Randolph, a member of the local theater crowd.

rinks, and variety theaters, often appearing as a "specialty" with their acting dogs, Jack and George. As part of their act, George, a standard-bred poodle, sat on a pedestal with an apple on his head, which he allowed

Sunday performances, asking Mayor Carter Harrison to prevent what they called the desecration of the Sabbath. The mayor told the group that he could not refuse the Wild West a license, for if he did, he would have to stop all theater performances on Sunday. And in June 1885 another luminary joined the troupe-none other than the bane of Custer's Seventh Cavalry, the

Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.

Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.

If there is a streak of ham anywhere in an actor, Shakespeare will bring it out.

Two types of films: those that employ the resources of the theater (actors, direction, etc...) and use the camera in order to reproduce; those that employ the resources of cinematography and use the camera to create

"Let me not live," said Aretine's Antonia, "if I had not rather hear thy discourse than see a play."

acting is an art, not a gift from God. Learn the art.

Julius Caesar was perhaps the first public figure to understand the vital link between power and theater.

Theater seemed to contain the essence of life, in its concentrated, dramatic form. Like a religious ritual, it had a powerful, instant appeal to the common man.

Think of the workplace as a kind of theater in which you are always wearing a mask. (Reserve your most interesting and colorful thoughts for your friends, and for those whom you can trust outside work.)

I entered theaters—where the happy lotus-eaters sat slumped in their massage chairs, transfixed by the glowing tridim images—and capered down the aisles.

Pirate King, chapter 9

For all drama creates bondage, and the actor is only significant to the degree that he is bound.

There's a feeling of elation that comes after getting off stage and then there's a feeling of utter sadness that comes after getting off the stage.

I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to LA and pursued acting and film, which is sad really.

There is some sadness for me now about acting because it used to be that there was a reverence for actors.

A lot of the old movie theaters are closing down now, which is really sad. It's still in the back of my mind.

The world of chemical reactions is like a stage, on which scene after scene is ceaselessly played. The actors on it are the elements.

Mystery Science Theater is really a postmodern show, it's really derived of many influences.

There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from throwing up.