Theatre Quotes

When two kids came along, I couldn't see how I could support them. The way it played out, I was away from the theatre for five years. I was a postie for the first part and then worked as an advertising copywriter, but I somehow found my way back.

Peter Hambleton
- Kids
- Support
- Theatre
My interest in theatre and storytelling began in my mother's kitchen. It was a meeting place for my mother's large circle of friends.

Lynn Nottage
- Friends
- Mother
- Kitchen

I used to go with my parents and loved it, I was in school plays, and I started reading plays before I started reading novels. I'll defend it to the hilt. When theatre is good it is fabulous.

Patrick Marber
- Good
- School
- Parents
We have assembled inside this ancient & insane theatre To propagate our lust for life & flee the swarming wisdom of the streets

Jim Morrison The Doors
- Life
- Wisdom
- Lust
It's communication - that's what theatre is all about.

Chita Rivera
- Theatre
- Communication
At 17, I became a member of the Boston Repertory Theatre. I had an opportunity pretty quickly and performed with the theater for six years.

David Morse
Fundamentally, whether directing in the theatre or a film, you have to be a good storyteller, regardless of the form. The thing I had to work hardest at was thinking in shots.

John Crowley
- Good
- Work
- Thinking
'Grease' was my Broadway debut. That was eye-opening. At the same time, it was very familiar. It was a Broadway show, but it's kind of the same as doing a show in Minnesota. It's the same type of rehearsal process. You are doing 8 shows a week, but I worked at a theatre in Minnesota that did 11 shows a week.

Laura Osnes
- Time
- Week
- Grease