Theatre Quotes

The man who raised me is black. Culturally, he made me who I am. He was a theatre director, so he also guided me artistically.

Vin Diesel
- Man
- Black
- Theatre
When you come out of the theatre and you don't even talk about that film or remember it, then it disappoints me.

Irrfan Khan
- Remember
- Me
- Film

I took up drama and did so much extracurricular work, like the National Youth Theatre and Guildhall's Saturday school. Acting is where I felt most comfortable and how I wanted to express myself.

Douglas Booth
- Up
- Work
- School
I think film and television are really a director's medium, whereas theatre is the actor's medium.

Christopher Eccleston
- Theatre
I'm looking for one of two things and sometimes they dovetail: I'm looking to go into a theatre and see a certain kind of show. And if it's not there, I'd like to do it myself so it would be there.

Hal Price
- Myself
- Theatre
- Looking
What I love is a good role. In the theatre, there is just a canon of extraordinary roles, the quality of character is amazing, but I also love working in front of a camera. It was the first one for me; as a kid I was in front of a camera. I feel at home.

Megan Follows
- Good
- Home
- Character
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.

Joe Dinicol
- Up
- Time
- Small
I deliberately look for colorful people. They're very right for theatre. Theatre has to be theatrical. If you can get color into the accountant, you've got something. Write the whole thing first and then say he's an accountant. That's a very wacky accountant, but so what? Theatricality feeds and challenges the actor, the director, and the designers.

Lanford Wilson
- People
- Color
- Accountant