Quotes About Theatre

Theatre is a must for actors. They should try it at least once. It makes you disciplined, teaches you to respect your work, and boosts your confidence as an actor.

I fear that I won't work in the theatre again. I'm sad about that. But I won't retire.

What's important about an actor is his acting, not his life.

One is just an interpreter of what the playwright thinks, and therefore the greater the playwright, the more satisfying it is to act in the plays.

So I wish you first a Sense of theatre; only Those who love illusion And know it will go far: Otherwise we spend our Lives in a confusion Of what we say and do with Who we really are.

You weren't going to the theatre to change the world, but you had a chance to affect the world, the thinking and the feelings of the world.

I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.

Theatre is more exciting in the sense that you can actually see the audience in the eye. You know there are no takes and retakes. You have one chance to do your job... and you better do it well!

I think the great thing about theatre, and if you start in theatre, is that it does build a confidence in poetic themes and ideas.

Theatre is what I'm passionate about, it's what I do day in day out, and I love people asking questions about it.

People assume that actors working in films won't have the time to do theatre. But I make sure that whenever I'm free, I watch a play.

One is always attracted to pieces of theatre with great roles for women.

I have never been attracted to television work. Even to appear in series and soapies. I have always appeared in theatre and major movies, writing plays and other things.

I try to work on a film that my audiences would appreciate and enjoy their time in a theatre.

The idea of audiences becoming part of the show is, I think, where theatre is going.

That's where the theatre of dreams is, over in L.A.; it's the land of opportunity for actors, and to go over there with a good team behind you and have a part you want to audition for really makes it a joy.

I come from theatre and I like the audition process.

My working history as an actor is definitely in the theatre; it certainly was in Australia.

I'm a theatre doll, and I've always - since I'm out of school - have always been on stage.

I love film, but it's funny going to drama school for three years, where you spend most of your time training for theatre, then coming out and just doing films.

I never wanted anything to do with the theatre as a child. I was dragged there under duress.

Earlier we would do theatre and cinema both at a time and would consider TV only if we were offered.

I'm understanding theatre a bit more. I've learned that you go over and over stuff. There's a big element of back-story: where have the characters been before, where have they come from?

I've lived on my own since 17, and when I found I wasn't working all the time, I ended up starting a small theatre company called Red One Theatre.