Theatre Quotes - page 7

I was supposed to go to drama school and then go to New York and do theatre. But I grew up on all those fabulous movies and had read all the bold Hollywood books, and I thought I just had to take a look. (Delta Burke)

My first Broadway show was with Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton. Maureen Stapleton, a legend in the theatre; Elizabeth Taylor, a legend, period.

Dennis Christopher

I started off in a small theatre performance company and worked my way into commercials.

Devon Sawa

My teachers encouraged me to audition for some professional work during our summer vacation. I landed my first job. It was for the National Theatre Company's Mimika Pantomime troupe. I ended up touring with them for the next two years.

Didi Conn

I have never seen a game's graphics look so sharp and clean. The sound design for the game is also unique on the Xbox. The memory on this system allowed us to provide the user with 5.1 Dolby surround sound for home theatre owners.

Don Bluth

In my freshman year in high school, I went to the only public high school in Boston with a theatre program.

Donnie Wahlberg

I loathe bad theater and most theatre is very bad because it's repetitious, unexciting and, dangerously, it is sometimes praised for those things.

Fiona Shaw

Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.

Francesca Annis

Normally our season is seven weeks in the Drama Theatre and four weeks in the Opera Theater.

Graeme Murphy

With a theatre audience there's always the additional sense of a sustained challenge of which I'm acutely aware and for which you need to have the tools ready - your voice, physicality, brain.

Greta Scacchi

Theatre is a sacred space for actors. You are responsible; you are in the driving-seat. (Greta Scacchi)

I just love the hours of the theatre, I love the way it operates. I always say that when you're doing a play it's like getting a shot of B12, and when you do television for a long series you need a shot of B12.

Gavin MacLeod

The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress, the occasional lip service paid to moderation was meaningless. Starvation and poisoning were not excesses, but measures taken to stay within the norm.

Gelsey Kirkland

We are suffocated by writers who want to enlighten us with their truths. For me, the theatre is beautiful because it is a secret, and secrets seduce us, we all want to share secrets.

Howard Barker

I submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly.

Howard Barker

Theatre is liberating because it only works if it's truthful - that's what it requires. That's not true of film: the camera does lie.

Helen McCrory

The truth is I love musical theatre and always have.

Idina Menzel

I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than that?

Imelda Staunton

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.

Imogene Coca

Maybe all theatre is going to be irrelevant for all time.

Israel Horovitz

When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered. (Ivor Novello)

On the last day of our five-day work week, we did two performances and we had an audience. It was similar to theatre; we went from beginning to end, and it was very pleasing.

Jean Stapleton

When playing a role, I would feel more comfortable, as you're given a prescribed way of behaving. So, both Facebook and theatre provide contrived settings that provide the illusion of social interaction.

Jesse Eisenberg

I did an A Level in Theatre Studies and had a really inspirational teacher, and then I just went on to university.

Jessica Raine

I love doing movies but I loved doing theatre just as much.

Joe Morton

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