Theater Quotes
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A country that has few museums is both materially poor and spiritually poor...Museums, like theaters and libraries, are a means to freedom.
Wendy Beckett -
Instead of saying, ‘The writing in this scene isn’t good enough,’ you say, ‘Don’t you want people to walk out of the theater and be quoting those lines?’ It’s more of a challenge.
Edwin Catmull
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People whose understanding and taste in literature, painting, and music are beyond question are, for the most part, ignorant of what is good or bad art in the theater.
Minnie Maddern Fiske -
I lost 100 pounds and embraced theater and music as what I was going to make for the rest of my life.
Josh Young -
I remember I made $22 a week doing dinner theater in Norfolk, Virginia. Back then, in the '70s, that was pretty good for a teenager, for a part-time job.
Stephen Furst -
Getting work in theater has always been sort of cyclical.
Estelle Parsons -
Movies are all about plot. Theater, even if it's story heavy, it's about ideas.
Harvey Fierstein -
I haven't been offered a lot of comedy. In theater, I've done quite a bit of comedy or dramas that included a lot of funny stuff. But in my TV work, those aren't the roles that I've been offered.
Mireille Enos
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In a movie we try to deceive. In theaters, as they say, the deceived are the wisest.
Casey Affleck -
One of my comics is read by more people - around 70,000 - than will see my entire run at Manhattan Theater Club. That puts things in perspective.
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa -
My whole game plan was to direct movies. I knew if I made a reputation in theater, I would get offers.
Michael Schultz -
I smile so much at the theater my face hurts when I leave.
Heather Matarazzo -
The theater should be free to the people just as the Public Library is free, just as the museum is free. ... I want the theater to be made accessible to the people.
Eva Le Gallienne -
I was the classic liberal, left-wing, 'Theater is going to change the world' kind of person. You know, very, very boring.
Stephen Moyer
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There's something about the theater which makes my fingertips tingle.
Wole Soyinka -
I saw 'Animal House' in the theater the night before I left for college. And for better or worse, it made an impression. Within a week, I was in a fraternity myself.
Neil Flynn -
We go see theater, we take in art, because it makes us feel.
Steve Kazee -
I want to do primarily film and theater; I always want to do a play because it feeds my soul. It's like an exercise on stage.
Nonso Anozie -
I hope I'm always lucky enough to be able to work in theater, TV, and big films and small films. I think there's advantages and disadvantages to all of them. The fact that this was a small film without much money and without much time made it rich in energy and momentum and drive when we were actually making it 'cause that's all you've got. You've just got the story and the people.
Harry Treadaway -
Theater, because of the commitment, it has to be a great role and a great play to me. It takes a lot out of you.
Stephen Lang
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There's a social element of me that's pretty reserved. High school was when I was starting to come out of my shell because of the theater community.
Ethan Slater -
I love movies, and theater, and kayaking, reading, biking, walking - oh, and dancing. I love to dance!
Judy Blume -
I think as an actor you're lucky to have any film take on a life of its own long after it's left the theater.
Cary Elwes -
Live theater makes me nervous. I feel like I have to fake emotions, because the actors can see me.
Su-chin Pak