Quotes About Theatre

Novelists who carefully deliver their coups de théâtre , artfully hold back their dividends (how much? fifteen per cent?), who wait till the end of their book to unveil the enigma, have always seemed to me like shopkeepers anxious not to lose a penny on their wares. (spoken by He)

I first decided to become an actor at school. A teacher gave us a play to do and that had a major impact. At first, I wanted to work in the theatre, but there was something about the ambience of film, especially American films, that always attracted me.

As to the action which is about to begin, it takes place in Poland – that is to say, nowhere

34. "Four species of idols beset the human mind, to which (for distinction's sake) we have assigned names, calling the first Idols of the Tribe, the second Idols of the Den, the third Idols of the Market, the fourth Idols of the Theatre.

When pre-planned theatre is replacing politics, she said, and we're propelled into shock mode, trained to wait for whatever the next shock will be, served up shock on a 24 hour newsfeed like we're infants living from nipple to sleep to nipple to sleep

No estamos en el teatro! Cuando se supone que se ha llegado al final, no basta con bajar el telón. Y si la obra es mala, pues bien la culpa es tuya.

It dawned on me that theatre is a powerful weapon for change.

I never thought of myself in comedy at all... I loved going to the theatre and seeing people wearing beautiful clothes come down the staircase and start to dance.

The platform doesn't really matter to me, whether it's stage or theatre or even a web series. I just am more interested in, like, if it's a story that I would want to watch and if it's a character that I feel like I can contribute something to, then that's really what gets me.

I in fact started doing theatre before a lot of film people started doing it and I started my website before anybody else.

I don't sweat the Internet. You know, it's still something I enjoy as a movie geek myself to get on and, like, look at all the websites; however, when it comes to marketing a movie, the Internet is still not the thing that gets people to the theatre.

I just never had time to follow sports. When you're working as often as I was, eight shows a week, you just don't have time to develop interests outside of the theatre.

I was fortunate because my mum shared my love of film with me, so we would go to the movies twice, three times a week, and we would watch movies at home. As a teenager, instead of going out, we would have these huge movie nights in. But I almost failed drama at school. I hated it. It was all about the history of theatre.

I know what it's like to have a young child at the weekend and feel like there is nothing to see in the movie theatre. Family is so important.

A perfect weekend in London has to start on Friday night, by going to the theatre, the Donmar or the National. It's a cliche for an actor, but I enjoy going as much as possible.

You'd need to polish your skills as you only get one chance. In cinema, retakes are possible but in theatre, there are none.

Theatre polished me as an artist.

I am passionate about making people believe that there is a world of which you can become a part for two hours in the theatre over popcorn.

The great countercultural movement that we all know from the mid-1960s was epitomised by popular music. But within a few years another shift happened: the birth of alternative theatre.

Actresses cannot have any inhibitions while portraying bold characters. It is something that we learn on the first page of the book on acting.

I played the role of Mitro in 'Mitro Marjaani' which was directed by Mr. B. M. Shah and it was really amazing because for the first time in Indian theatre, was a woman portraying someone who is bold about her physical needs and is proud of her body.

The theatre is a world in itself. The possibility for creating experiences that move people is increased many times over. In the end, the best stories are usually about a battle of good over evil - that has never changed.

Music is contagious and everywhere and democratic, and that's what drew me in. I was interested in acting and being a director, but one of the things that bored me about theatre was that it was not accessible to everyone.

My theatre is not a conventional one. It is bold, serious, funny, confronting. It is anything but boring.