Theatre Quotes
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When I started out, I wanted to be Billy Joel. The plan was to be a singer-songwriter of that ilk, and, then, I got waylaid - that's probably an unfair way to say it - from being a rock star by the musical theatre stuff, which I love doing.
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I am a father, and sometimes I want to stay close to home. By varying the workplace, it gives me space to breathe. I enjoy theatre because it reminds me I'm mortal, and it's terrifying when it goes wrong but the most thrilling experience when it flies.
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For my first acting job I played the role of Ensign Pulver in 'Mr. Roberts' at the Manitoba Theatre Centre.
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Theatre is the most perfect artistic form of coercion.
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Life is a theatre set in which there are but few practicable entrances.
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When I was at youth theatre and drama school, I never thought people would mistake me for a stand-up.
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I pursued a theatre career, and Hollywood came calling.
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A lot of the time I hate the theater. You think, 'I have to climb Mount Everest, again, tonight.' Oh, the theater is a scary place to be.
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Doing gigs is great, but when you come together for a production in the theatre, that is something I have a lot of respect for.
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I sure hope there will be more theatre on television and in the movie theaters. I do have to say, the idea of theatre in movie theaters is really exciting to me.
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There is so much freedom I enjoy in theatre. In films, the roles are limited.
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I love that theatre can be political. You can go watch a play; it sends out messages, and you can go away thinking differently to the way you thought about it before.
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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done - but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living.
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I'd moved to New York to pursue a career in theatre, and it's very practical how you do it - I just went to every open call going.
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I studied at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano; I was a theatre actor.
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I coach young people. I have a group called BTP - Broadway Theatre Project.
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I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting.
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Where film can eat up story, theatre needs space and breath.
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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.
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I teach a lot of young musical theatre actors, and I notice that a lot of them say that they have a harder time connecting the classic repertoire.
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The only thing I fear is when people say, 'I should go to the theatre more.' I say, 'We should create work that makes you not have a choice.'
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There's little money in theatre.
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I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist, being able to express song, dance and acting in a live theatre setting and really connecting with an audience on that level.
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I love doing movies but I loved doing theatre just as much.
