Theatre Quotes
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I don't see enough theatre.
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Whether it's theatre or TV or film, you're hoping you're going to bump into a writer that's got a bit of honour in him, that wants to tell a good story and is able to tell it well.
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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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Everyone has their own taste: some like theatre, some don't, some like opera, some don't, some like pantomimes, and some don't.
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When I was child, I was intoxicated by celebrities, showbiz and theatre, but from a child's perspective, where they seem far away.
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With the theatre, your whole day is geared towards the evening's show, and that's the job. People usually go to work about 9 and come home around 5, or maybe 7.
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I wanted to do theatre - it has always been my thing.
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Theatre is my first love. I don't understand why people say that theatre can't give you money.
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The great thing about getting older and doing TV and theatre is that the roles get more interesting, and you're not cast because, 'Oh, she's always looked extraordinary.'
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I didn't learn anything about acting until I joined the Group Theatre. They taught me an entirely new approach, an entirely new technique.
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I like to keep up with London theatre, but it is a question of time.
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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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For my money, all theatre should be free.
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Theatre's a whole different beast to film. It requires a lot more of you.
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In the theatre, the actor is in total control. The director wasn't in the house last night, the designer wasn't there, the author's dead. It's just us and the audience.
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As an actress and comedienne, I'm a huge fan of he theatre and the Tricycle in Kilburn is my favourite in London. I dragged my kids to a performance of 'Twelfth Night' there, where they handed out pizza. Who knew that all it takes to get children interested in Shakespeare is a snack?
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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.
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The theatre is like a Catholic Mass of language.
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There was a prison uprising at Alcatraz, and I drove the Marines over there in a landing craft to quell the riot. I am the only serviceman I know with an American Theatre ribbon.
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I would hate to think of the theatre world without critics. Without them, we'd not have the record of each season.
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All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That's what makes theatre live. That's why it persists.
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Christopher Walken was probably the most experienced dancing partner I've had in movies, because he has the same background as I do. He's from theatre, Broadway and off-Broadway, and we both shared that.
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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 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.
