Curtain Quotes

Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his author, to his public. He must do the impossible to identify himself with the first, not to betray the second, and not to disappoint the third.

Sarah Bernhardt
- Character
- Actor
- Author
I spent a lot of time behind the Iron Curtain, and their cars were abysmal.

P. J. O'Rourke
- Time
- Iron
- Curtain

Pessimism drops the curtain on tomorrow.

Robert H. Schuller
- Pessimism
- Drops
- Curtain
Many readers simply can't stomach fantasy. They immediately picture elves with broadswords or mighty-thewed barbarians with battle axes, seeking the bejeweled Coronet of Obeisance ... (But) the best fantasies pull aside the velvet curtain of mere appearance. ... In most instances, fantasy ultimately returns us to our own now re-enchanted world, reminding us that it is neither prosaic nor meaningless, and that how we live and what we do truly matters.

Michael Dirda
- Live
- Fantasy
- Matters
An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.

Maria Callas
- Life
- Imagination
- Opera
It's not scary to make a horror film because you get to pull back the curtain and see that none of it's real. When you're watching one, the terror bombards you.

Josh Hartnett
- Real
- Curtain
- Horror Film
I mean you pull the curtain away, and you see I'm just as insecure and neurotic and scared and vulnerable as anybody, you know.

John Stamos
I had a jeep made up for Michael, and he would take it on tour, and he would hide behind it, like a curtain.

Rick Dees
- Would
- Behind
- Curtain