“I think American drama is at its best when it takes the domestic and makes it epic, like a Greek tragedy in the front room.” ThinkingRoomsFrontsDramaTragedyGreekEpicGreek Tragedy Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“With directors, some have a kind of in-built ability to just know how to work with actors and get the best out of actors, and some don't have a clue about acting. I think it'd be a good idea if directors put themselves in front of the camera, or even went on a six-week drama course, just to know a little bit about what that feels like.” IfsThinkingKnowsFeelsKindLittlesIdeasCoursesActorsBitsAbilityActingKnow HowWeekFrontsDramaDirectorsSixLittle BitBuiltCamerasGood IdeasClue Author:Paddy Considine
“There's a film I did called 'Front of the Class', about a teacher who had Tourette's. That was a beautiful blend of drama and comedy. There's some great moments of levity in the script.” MomentsBeautifulFilmClassComedyTeacherFrontsDramaScriptsGreat MomentsLevityTourettes Author:James Wolk
“The camera course was a bit crap. But when I was in drama school, I wasn't interested. I wanted to be a stage actress. I was not interested in learning camera craft. But then you throw yourself in the deep end when you do get a job in front of the camera because you have absolutely no idea what you're doing, and it is a skill.” IdeasEndsWantedSchoolJobsCoursesBitsStageFrontsDramaSkillsCamerasActressesCraftsNo IdeaNot InterestedCrap Author:Phoebe Fox
“What was so great about Lost was that it came to the front door as a drama that was straight-up and really gave you the sci-fi underneath it all. It backed into sci-fi show, at least in my opinion. As soon as they got hooked, they were like, "Okay, I'm there."” ShowsLostOpinionDoorsFrontsDramaOkaySci FiHookedFront DoorsStraight Up Author:J.H. Wyman
“McLeod's Daughters was my first regular job out of drama school, and my first full-time role. That was great because I learned a lot, in terms of working in front of the camera. I learned a lot of technical aspects that you take for granted once you know them, but you have to learn them somewhere, along the way. It was a bit of a training ground for me, working in front of the camera and also dealing with media.” KnowsWayFirstsSchoolJobsBitsTermRolesMediaFrontsDramaTrainingDaughterAspectCamerasGranted Author:Dustin Clare
“The road to hell is paved with reasonable religion with a non-anxious god. Most days, I'm pretty happy driving down that road. But I keep running into this Crazy Fellow along the way. At every stop light, he jumps up and down to get my attention. He pounds on my window asking me where the heck I think I'm going. He stands on the front bumper, shouting at me to turn around. When all else fails, he throws himself in front of the car. He's such a drama queen.” ThinkingWayLightRunningTurnsAttentionHellFailingCrazyCarFrontsDramaWindowAskingFellowsDrivingQueensReasonablePoundsAnxiousUp And DownShoutingBumperKeep RunningWhen All Else Fails Author:Mark Galli
“So let us be clear about this up front: We hope to recruit you to join an incipient movement to emancipate women and fight global poverty by unlocking women's power as economic catalysts. That is the process under way - not a drama of victimization but of empowerment, the kind that transforms bubbly teenage girls from brothel slaves into successful businesswomen. This is a story of transformation. It is change that is already taking place, and change that can accelerate if you'll just open your heart and join in.” IfsWayHeartKindStoriesGirlFightingProcessPovertySuccessfulClearEconomicFrontsMovementDramaEmpowermentTransformationSlaveTeenageCatalystAccelerateRecruitOpen Your HeartTeenage GirlVictimizationBrothelsUnlockingGlobal Poverty Author:Nicholas D. Kristof
“McLeod's Daughters' was my first regular job out of drama school, and my first full-time role. That was great because I learned a lot, in terms of working in front of the camera.” FirstsSchoolJobsMotherTermRolesFrontsDramaDaughterCameras Author:Dustin Clare
“There is a streetlight in front of Soo Yeon's house. From there to home, it takes 280 steps. If we have been walking away from each other for 14 years, how many steps will it take to get back? If she doesn't come even if I wait, that doesn't mean that she abandoned me.. it means she is on her way.” IfsWayYearsMeanHas BeensHomeHouseWaitingStepsFrontsWalkingDramaGet BackAbandonedWalking AwayAway From Each Other Author:Ha Jung-woo
“Actually, the year anniversary of what you just heard, my son Grahame and I are going to be in a play together, and I'm acting for the first time in front of an audience that doesn't consist of a high school drama class.” YearsFirstsPlaySchoolTogetherActingClassAudienceHeardFrontsSonDramaHigh SchoolFirst TimeMy SonAnniversaryDrama Class Author:Phil Lesh