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Hollywood can be brutal, inhuman, the opposite of what the theatre is, and I had little desire to be part of it. — Joyce DeWitt

My experiences in film and theatre in the States have been much more rigorous-in England there's an environment of, Let's try this. — Kim Cattrall

Actors are the only honest hypocrites. — William Hazlitt

Pray to God and say the lines. — Bette Davis

I think the only directing I'd be any good at is theatre directing. It's the only thing I can see myself doing. — Martin Freeman

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

I would have started the National Actors Theatre 30 years earlier. — Tony Randall

If your church is the theatre, New York means a lot - it's a pilgrimage you want to make. — Cush Jumbo

I guess I think of a musical as something in which the music is sort of like the engine of the piece - whether it is in the theatre or in film. — John Kander

The world 's a theatre, the earth a stage, Which God and Nature do with actors fill. — Thomas Heywood

Men go to the theatre to forget; women, to remember. — George Jean Nathan

New York City is one of the greatest places on the planet. You have the best in food, art, theatre, and definitely people-watching. — Matt Bomer

My mother worked in the old Minsky's troupe, which toured the country in the golden age of burlesque theatre. — Seymour Cassel

We know the Arts are the archives of our human history, the wind of invention and the heartbeat of humanity — Natasha Tsakos

I want to be able to follow the example of those extraordinary British actresses who move effortlessly from film to TV to theatre roles. — Cate Blanchett

I do think that there is an almost more old fashioned mentality to the way musical theatre people and actresses especially are treated. — Laura Benanti

When I was young, my mum was part of a brilliant puppet theatre that toured all over the world. — Arthur Darvill

I trained in the theatre. — Danny Boyle

I honed my passion for acting in theatre and education, and I think it's important not to belittle the child audience. — Rhys Ifans

You do not come to the thee-ator and it will wither your soul. (Madam Leadora Seamstress for the Royal Magnificent Theater) — Kristen Britain

In any case, the goal is the same: to connect. — Nicolas Billon

Consequently, from the very advent of agriculture, worries about the future became major players in the theatre of the human mind. — Yuval Noah Harari

I was prepared for the theatre, but not for the nuts and bolts. — Matthew Ashford

It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work - the night watchman. — Tallulah Bankhead

I've found that the only way to make theatre that gets the audience thinking is when I feel uncomfortable making it. — Young Jean Lee

The theatre, which is my most comfortable place, unfortunately it's very hard to make a living in. — Kevin Conroy

Like the Bible, Stanislavsky's basic texts on acting can be quoted to any purpose. — Lee Strasberg

A few years later, my Uncle David took me to the Earle Theatre to hear Duke Ellington. — David Amram

You do T.V. and movies to make the money, and then you do theatre for the love of it. — Josh Hamilton

I did theatre all my life and then went into the film world. I then kind of segued into TV land, which is a different experience. — T. J. Thyne

Acting in theatre or television or screen is only for the irrecoverably diseased, those so smitten with the need that there is no choice. — Michael Shurtleff

I like the theatre because you paint with broad strokes. To me the theatre is stretching its definition really far. — Ajay Naidu

When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I like trying to give pleasure to people. — Vivien Leigh

More young people need to come to the theatre in general. — Tobias Segal

The creation of the UCB Theatre is by far my proudest professional accomplishment. — Amy Poehler

Everything I did growing up was with that as the real goal - doing Broadway; doing theatre. That was always the big thrill for me. — Jennifer Westfeldt

I am a nationalist ... my native soil is the theatre. — Cyril Cusack

Theatre is a series of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster. — Tom Stoppard

Unless the theatre can ennoble you, make you a better person, you should flee from it. — Constantin Stanislavski

The important talent is the talent to develop one's talent. — Howard Stein

Long experience has taught me that in England nobody goes to the theatre unless he or she has bronchitis. — James Agate

I know one thing - if I didn't have TV and theatre and radio, the world would be a much more boring place. — Rupert Penry-Jones

Every generous action loves the public view; yet no theatre for virtue is equal to a consciousness of it. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

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. — Teri Hatcher

To enter a theatre for a performance is to be inducted into a magical space, to be ushered into the sacred arena of the imagination. — Simon Callow

I never studied theatre; I learned it by doing it. If I had studied theatre, I would not be making the kind of theatre I am making. — Robert Wilson

Standing 89 feet high, the Carthay Circle Theatre is actually taller than Sleeping Beauty Castle. — Leslie Le Mon

I'm at the National Theatre School, which is like the Juilliard of Canada. — Jake Epstein

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

Nature, it her most dazzling aspects or stupendous parts, is but the background and theatre of the tragedy of man — John Morley

I don't see why people want new plays all the time. What would happen to concerts if people wanted new music all the time? — Clive Barnes

in 1596 a man called William Wayte claimed to have been set upon by four assailants outside the Swan Theatre — Neil MacGregor

All that day she felt as if she were acting in a theatre with better actors than herself, and that her bad performance was spoiling the whole affair. — Leo Tolstoy

I studied at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano; I was a theatre actor. — Franco Nero

Lon Chaney and Boris Karloff didn't like the word 'horror'. They, like I, went for the French description: 'the theatre of the fantastique'. — Christopher Lee

I can't expose a human weakness on the stage unless I know it through having it myself. — Tennessee Williams

Being in the pulpit, was like being in the theatre; I was behind the scenes and knew how the illusion worked. — James A. Baldwin

I had some experience writing collaboratively when I wrote for the theatre. — Jesse Kellerman

I'm grateful to be working. The most exciting thing for me is that I never get bored - I've done comedy, drama, musical theatre and now Shakespeare. — Sheridan Smith

You have violated Robot's Rules of Order and will be asked to leave the Future. — Firesign Theatre

I like the Sci Fi channel and 'Science Fiction Theatre.' I've been doing a lot of television-watching and thinking about good songs to write. — Roky Erickson

Coming back to theatre is something I'm keen to do for the rest of my life. It recharges my batteries, so to speak. — Dan Stevens

I was a musical theatre kid, which meant you could always find me singing or dancing in the halls with at least four other people. — Josie Loren

I'm trained in musical theatre and 'Pitch Perfect' is the first movie where I get to really belt out. I beat Adele for that role. — Rebel Wilson

My phrase has always been that I am looking for the versatility of theatre in film. I think I have been quite lucky in that so far. — Miranda Richardson

I pretty much have no life outside of the theatre. I go home every night, and I put the TV on, and I veg out and order food. — Idina Menzel

'The Hateful Eight' is like theatre. — Jennifer Jason Leigh

The musical has always been in jeopardy - until - or was in jeopardy until it was realised that it is probably the safest living theatre art form. — Harold Prince

I love New York City. The energy, the theatre, the art, the food, the people, the parks and streets. But I could say the same of London or Paris, too. — Pierce Brosnan

The best author is a dead author, because he's out of your way and you own the play. Take what he has given you and use it for what you need. — Stella Adler

Because theatre is a story-telling art form, we feel entitled to assume that the playwright got there before we got there. — Tom Stoppard

First there was the theatre of people and animals, then of people and the devil. Now we need the theatre of people and people. — Edward Bond

Bootworks' Black Box Theatre has a maximum seating capacity of two - as long as one of you is happy to sit on the other's lap. — Mal Peet

I love all the arts - so museums, theatre, music, walks near trees or by the ocean, time with people, psychological readings. — Aimee Bender

In the theatre, we're all charlatans and liars and scavengers and fly-by-nights. — Simon McBurney

The secret of staying fresh in a show is to remember that the audience you're playing for that night has never seen it before. — Danny Kaye

I think theatre at its best looks into the dark corners; clearly, my dark corners are full of doom. — Laura Wade

My parents lived, breathed, ate and slept theatre. Emotions were right on the surface. Growing up, the unreal had as much importance as the real. — Megan Follows

The first time my mum and dad went to the theatre was at my drama school in third year. — Amanda Hale

Do you know what makes a movie work? Moments. Give the audience half a dozen moments they can remember, and they'll leave the theatre happy. — Rosalind Russell

When I was in college, all the pretty women were in the theatre, so I auditioned for a play. — Judd Nelson

Without class differences, England would cease to be the living theatre it is. — Anthony Burgess

It's important to move the theatre into the 21st Century. — David Soul

The old guys like me started in the theatre. I was in the theatre for nine years. — Michael Caine

Best performance of the year: Aston Villa v. Milan, September 1994 — Alec Guinness

I saw 'Othello' at the National Theatre in London, and it was so stunning. I was so moved. It's beautiful. — Douglas Booth

Wherever you walk, stand or sit, do it with self-confidence and be firmly convinced: I am a singer! Being tentative is one of the deadly theatre sins. — Marita Knobel

I almost failed drama at school. I hated it. It was all about the history of theatre. — Brenton Thwaites

When I look around at Broadway and the West End, theatre is becoming an exclusive club. — Kevin Spacey

I've always said the theatre is my church. It's where I feel God the most. It's where I know there's a God. — Ruthie Henshall

The fight in theatre is focus, focus, focus. — Judy Gold

Thinking back on the outing to the theatre, she added, 'I want a man, not a preening peacock! — Katherine Givens

I love the instant gratification of theatre - it reminds me of why I enjoy filming in the first place. — Steffan Rhodri

Look to your consciences and remember that the theatre of the world is wider than the realm of England. — Mary, Queen Of Scots

I was doing TV work, theatre work, and some film work in the Philippines when I left. — Lea Salonga

In our own, theatre can be the place where we come together, reaching with and through stories, to who we are and to who we can be. — Juliet Stevenson

I had a very nice, cozy childhood. I did lots of plays at school and worked with the National Youth Theatre as a teenager. — Lucy Punch

I didn't learn anything about acting until I joined the Group Theatre. They taught me an entirely new approach, an entirely new technique. — John Garfield

I prefer theatre to television - you get to feel the love. — Sheridan Smith

Why do you act? You act for an audience. In the theatre, you're in their presence. Film stars don't know what it is to have an audience. — Ian McKellen