Quotes About Performance

Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act.

The man who plays his part upon the theatre of life almost always maintains what may be called an artificial character.

The first rule of good theatre is 'Show, don't tell.' It applies to good political action as well.

Theatre demands different muscles and different aspects of one's personality.

The last person to teach me how to act was my A-level Theatre Studies teacher at school, which I literally still draw on. Got an A!

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 think that one of the beautiful things about theatre - and a place like 'Powerhouse' - is that who you are is informing your work. There's actually no separation from that.

Yes, it is a rehearsed show, yes, it was analogy of going to see a play at the theatre, where everything has to be in place and whole things, everything being works, all works together to get the best effect you know it's more like an actor learning a part.

I think theatre is an actor's medium, while cinema is a director's medium.

I definitely think that theatre is something I'll keep coming back to in my career for as long as I can. I also think theatre's something you have to be very fit to do. I am fairly fit, but I don't think I could do it all the time.

I realised that if I wanted to act, I needed to join theatre where I could improve my acting skills first and also show my talent.

For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture.

I feel like I've been marinated in Australian theatre.

I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career.

With dance and theatre, I think people get very nervous about not knowing the right things. They feel like they've missed something, or that they're not bright enough to watch it. It's not a test.

Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor.

We should be proud in Britain that there's a massive crossover between theatre and TV.

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

The first time I stepped on stage in the local theatre I knew what I needed to do - I knew I had found the right place to be.

Musical theatre is something I'm familiar with, I've been doing that.

I think there is no world without theatre.

The applause from the audience gives me a high. Probably that's what has kept my love for theatre intact.

Theatre was the first thing I fell in love with.

I always go back to theatre. It's probably where I'll draw my last breath.