Quotes About Art

Theater is a thankless art. When the curtain goes down, that is all. It doesn't really mean anything. Memories are very short, and fame is extremely fleeting.

For me, you say the words 'concept record,' and the first thing I think of is theater or the opera or something.

I come from the theater, so I like it being: curtain up, this is what we want you to see, we have a reason for showing it to you, and then the curtain comes down, and that's it.

Live theater to me is much more free than the movies or television.

I'm supposed to be a pretty good theater actor.

I had an interest, for as long as I could remember, in theater.

I've always loved film more than theater.

Theater and poetry were what helped people stay alive and want to go on living.

I'm very resistant to most forms of theater.

Wouldn't it be grand if we thought that theater could have that impact on the political life of a country?

When the theater gates open, a mob pours inside, and it is the poet's task to turn it into an audience.

Theater for me at one point was a lifestyle, too.

Theater is far superior to film in poetry, in abstract poetry.

I believe that the story is the most important element of any medium whether it's theater, film, TV.

So I've done my fair share of theater. I have also been very fortunate in that I've been able to come to New York two or three times a year just to see as many shows as possible. I think the live theater culture here is incredible.

Ever since I was a child, I was fascinated by show business, the theater.

I think film is a world of directors. Theater is a world of actors.

A friend of mine had his own theater company, and he jumped me in like I was in a gang. And once I came in, it was just that simple. For the first time in my life, I felt, 'This is a career, this is a life that I think I can grow old doing.' It was love at first sight. I loved being on stage and reading these plays. It was great.

I have a passion to do theater.

I think every actor should go back and do theater periodically.

So long as there is one pretty girl left on the stage, the professional undertakers may hold up their burial of the theater.

I love theater - it's where every actor should begin, the core of acting. But I feel that there's something about film that's captivating; it takes you to another , and you get to really be so connected with it.

Theater is a dance of a different kind, a dance of rawness and characters stripped down.

Good theater is not realistic, and should not be. Its purpose, rather, is to highlight, never to spell out a situation.