Quotes About Theatre

I think that music is crucially important in Shakespeare - and, clearly, was an important part of the Elizabethan theatre. And, it's always been something that was a profound element of the experience of Shakespeare that I have been drawn to - and interpreters have, as well.

I've always been a fan of horror because I feel like it is one of the last genres where you need to see at a theatre, sharing in this profound experience of seeing it with a community of people.

I don't think it was ever a conscious decision to go into musical theatre. It just felt like the natural progression.

Above all, I am a theatre person, from the National School of Drama, I want to promote theatre.

I always had this concept of mobile theatre, to promote the learning of acting.

Every step is basically a word, especially with musical theatre, because you're not doing it for dance's sake, you're promoting a story - and, more than that, a moral. You're propelling a story.

I think when you're acting, you usually don't have to know too much beyond how to pronounce the words you're saying.

A.K. Hangal's work is a big contribution to serious theatre. To stick to it despite the attractions of commercial cinema is proof of his dedication.

In theatre, there's no time for a proper meal.

I think that what I'd like to instil is that if you join the youth theatre, it's a gateway into greater career prospects.

if what lies beyond the theatre doors is life, then we will live; if it is death, then we will die, and the play is irrelevant.

don't insult myself by giving to dreams a value they do not have, apart from that of being my personal theatre, just as I do not call wine (from which I still do not abstain) 'food' or 'one of life's necessities'.

I dream because I dream, but I don't insult myself by giving to dreams a value they do not have, apart from that of being my personal theatre, just as I do not call wine (from which I still do not abstain) 'food' or 'one of life's necessities'.

When I was child, I was intoxicated by celebrities, showbiz and theatre, but from a child's perspective, where they seem far away.

It's hard to get people up and out to shows, but 'The Walworth Farce' has masses of energy and will attract a crowd who don't always come to the theatre, which is great.

My first play was 'A Month in the Country' at the Chichester Festival Theatre.

Film acting is so different from theatre acting, and TV is about letting things pay off and not winning every scene.

I've learnt that there's acting for film, acting for theatre, and acting for an audition.

I started in theatre, and that took me into film and television.

I've taken the experiences that I've had in the theatre and applied them to film and television and now games.

Filmmaking seems more difficult but theatre comes with its own challenges.

Derek Jacobi is probably our finest actor.

When I'm finished with politics, I'll have a richer life. I'd like to go to the theatre.

I'm not a really firm believer in theatre that is 'about anything.' I don't think theatre can be about anything other than the people who show up and the value that they hold.