“From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along.” GivingPlayJobsActorsSurprising Author:Wallace Shawn
“The actor's role in the community is quite unlike anyone else's. Businessmen, for example, don't take their clothes off or cry in front of strangers in the course of their work. Actors do.” CoursesActorsCommunityRolesFrontsCryExampleClothesStrangerBusinessman Author:Wallace Shawn
“If I had even the tiniest scrap of advice to give to a young actor who was figuring out how to audition, I would say don't memorize the script The reality about auditions is that 98 percent of the results has to do with what you are, not with what you did in the audition.” IfsGivingRealityYoungActorsResultsAdvicePercentScriptsAuditionsScrapYoung Actors Author:Wallace Shawn
“We are not what we seem. We are more than what we seem. The actor knows that. And because the actor knows that hidden inside himself there's a wizard and a king, he also knows that when he's playing himself in his daily life, he's playing a part, he's performing, just as he's performing when he plays a part on stage.” KnowsPlaySeemsActorsStageKingsPerformingDaily LifeWizards Author:Wallace Shawn
“I know that I am one and I've made a living as an actor and I enjoy being an actor, but when I'm not actually doing it, I forget that I do it.” KnowsMadeActorsEnjoyForget Author:Wallace Shawn
“I never grew up thinking, 'One day I will play so and so' because I wasn't expecting to be an actor at all.” ThinkingPlayActorsGrewOne DayGrew UpExpecting Author:Wallace Shawn
“I never planned to be an actor. It turned out I could make a living doing it.” Actors Author:Wallace Shawn
“In real life, every person is the leading man or woman. We don't think of ourselves as supporting or character actors.” ThinkingMenPersonsRealCharacterActorsReal LifeCharacter Actors Author:Wallace Shawn
“For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a form of writing. And so most of my time is spent thinking about how to write a sentence.” ThinkingWritingStillsPlayFormActorsSentencesMy Time Author:Wallace Shawn
“I don't see that many plays, and for me, musicals are rarely pleasing. I feel the actors are being put through a kind of nightmarish labor. They're like animals being forced to pull heavy carts of vegetables at incredible speeds.” FeelsKindPlayActorsAnimalLaborIncrediblesHeavySpeedTheatreVegetablesCarts Author:Wallace Shawn
