“I do like to be creative and I'm very lucky that I've been given different areas in which I'm able to do that - whether it be film or television or theatre or whatever. I'm also still into music and recording.” StillsDifferentAbleFilmGivenCreativeTelevisionLuckyAreasTheatreBe Creative Author:Richard O'Brien
“My family is not at all involved in television, or film, or theatre, or any of it, really.” FilmTelevisionInvolvedMy FamilyTheatre Author:Missi Pyle
“Theatre is where my heart is. It's where I can do my best work. And even if I do films and TV, that's what I want to come back to.” IfsWantHeartI CanFilmCan DoTvsMy HeartTheatreBest Work Author:Kelly Reilly
“A lot of people think theatre must be much harder work than film, but anything histrionic or superfluous gets seen on camera so you have to work to distil it into a complete sense of what's true.” PeopleThinkingFilmHarderCamerasTheatreSuperfluousHistrionic Author:Eddie Redmayne
“Pass the popcorn, please. Life is a film, theatre, a theatre of the soul. We play different roles on different stages. At death, we walk offstage. At birth, we walk onstage.” InspirationalDifferentSoulPlayFilmLife IsWalksRolesStageBuddhismBirthPleaseTheatrePopcorn Author:Frederick Lenz
“I never thought I'd be one of those old hams who favours theatre over everything, but I'm getting that way. Telly and film seemed more fun when I was younger; turning left on planes and washing up in nice places. But there are things that you only learn in theatre.” WayFilmLeftFunNiceTheatrePlanesFavourWashingHam Author:Paul McGann
“As far as I'm concerned, Cate Blanchett is a goddess, but she's really down to earth. She's got all those Oscars, she's made all those amazing films and she could spend her whole life doing that, but what does she also do? She gives birth to three boys and creates her own theatre in Sydney.” GivingDoeMadeWholeEarthFilmThreeBoysBirthConcernedTheatreWhole LifeGoddessOscarsDown To EarthSydney Author:Sylvester McCoy
“Theatre is the principal job of an actor. An actor's job is to tell a story to someone in a room. TV and film can be great and I really love doing it, but it is a different way of telling a story.” WayDifferentStoriesJobsFilmActorsRoomsTvsTheatreDifferent WaysPrincipal Author:Sylvester McCoy
“Live theatre provides a rush you can't get in film or television. But it is the TV and film work that offers the leisure to go off and do a play.” PlayFilmTelevisionTvsOffersTheatreLeisureLive Theatre Author:Raymond Cruz
“I'd love to work across all three fields - theatre, film and TV.” FilmThreeFieldsTvsTheatre Author:Jenna Coleman
“I have a very 'theatre' face. I have what they call a wide mask. I probably would have been a big film star in the '20s with the silent films where they used a lot of key lighting, and make-up carved out your face.” Has BeensBigsFilmFacesUsedStarsKeysSilentWideTheatreMaskYour FaceLightingFilm StarsSilent Films Author:Faith Prince
“I love theatre. It's far more satisfying than film. Sometimes there's a collective sigh from the audience, or it's so quiet you can hear a pin drop. I couldn't believe how easy acting was when there's an audience; after a few previews I almost couldn't do it without one.” BelieveSometimesFilmEasyActingAudienceQuietTheatreCollectivesSatisfyingSighPinsPreview Author:Katie Leung
“My approach to 'Eastenders' is the same as my approach to film and the same approach to theatre. Whatever I do, I use the same skills and tools.” UseFilmSkillsApproachToolsTheatre Author:Steve McFadden
“I don't remember what my favourite comedy film is - truthfully! I saw Borat and I thought I was not going to be able to get out of the theatre because I was in so much pain from the laughter.” AblePainRememberFilmSawsComedyLaughterTheatreFavourite Author:Morgan Freeman
“I've always longed for the theatre and acting to be popular. No actor wants to play to an empty house. We only do it for an audience. The more the merrier. I don't make any distinction between a popular TV series or blockbuster film and doing Shakespeare. They're different, but as long as the material is good and the intention is honourable, it's all the same to me.” WantLongDifferentPlayFilmActorsHouseActingAudienceMaterialsTvsEmptySeriesIntentionTheatreDistinctionTv SeriesBlockbusterEmpty HousesMore The Merrier Author:Ian Mckellen
“Personally I don't think there's any real intrinsic difference between comic books, movies, theatre, novels. I know there's sure to be some differences of some sorts. I've worked on novels, films, and video games, and in an adaptation, I guess one of the issues is that I have to be in love with the thing I'm adapting before I do it. So that can cause a problem. You can be too scared of it. You could be too reverential. But at the same time you want to try to capture this thing that you're obsessed by. You're fixated for a reason. What's the reason? You try to get ahold of it.” ThinkingKnowsWantTryingBookRealReasonProblemFilmGamesCausesDifferencesNovelIssuesScaredTheatreVideoComicObsessedCaptureComic BookAdaptationAdaptingMovie Theatre Author:Alex Garland
“Stage actors are usually much more conscious of speaking up and making sure that everyone can hear in the back of the theatre; a film actor probably thinks of that a little less. Unfortunately, there's a style of acting going round, especially with the younger actors, where they talk without even moving their lip. Maybe it's because my hearing probably isn't what it was 40 years ago but I'm sitting there going "What did they say"?” ThinkingYearsLittlesFilmMovingActorsActingStageStyleConsciousSittingYears AgoRoundsLipsHearingTheatreSpeaking UpFilm ActorsStage Actors Author:Clint Eastwood
“The acting bug just seemed to stick with me. I loved going to theatre school in college and continued to train in film classes and had been auditioning for T.V. and movie roles since I was in my late teens. My career has been slow and steady, and I kind of like it that way.” WayKindHas BeensSchoolFilmActingClassCareersRolesCollegeLateTrainSticksTheatreSteadyTeensBugsSlow And Steady Author:Laura Mennell
“When you do a film, you get picked up in a car, lunch is free. Theatre is really hard, and you get absolutely no money.” HardFilmCarTheatreLunchNo Money Author:Rafe Spall
“I would love to do anything involving a good strong character, whether its in film, TV or theatre. My dream roles already been taken by Keira Knightley in Pride and Prejudice. Growing up, I really wanted to be Lizzie Bennett.” CharacterDreamWantedFilmStrongRolesGrowing UpTakenGrowingTvsPridePrejudiceTheatreInvolvingStrong Character Author:Roxanne McKee
“I combined theatre and films with live TV, such as The Royal Variety Show, performing sketches opposite Bob Hope and Maurice Chevalier.” ShowsFilmTvsOppositesTheatreVarietyPerformingBobRoyalLive Tv Author:Shirley Eaton
“Ive had plenty of lessons about film acting and theatre acting.” FilmActingLessonsTheatrePlentyTheatre ActingFilm Acting Author:John Boyega
“In theatre, there's the director, the writer, and below them the actor. In film, it's the actors who are most important. That goes against the grain for me.” ImportantFilmActorsDirectorsTheatreGrain Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“In film you have the script months ahead of time often, for a good film, but in television it seems like you might not get the script until a week or two weeks before you've got to film it. It's a little weird, but also quite challenging. It reminds me of repertory theatre.” LittlesTwoSeemsMightFilmChallengesWeekTelevisionLike YouMonthsScriptsTheatreTwo WeeksGood FilmsAhead Of Time Author:Wesley Snipes
“When I choose projects, I don't stipulate between film or theatre or television. I receive scripts and I read scripts - and when I read a script that's good, I then get married to it and talk to my agent about what happens next.” HappensFilmNextTelevisionProjectsMarriedScriptsTheatreAgents Author:Dominic Monaghan
“I think the people who probably have it the best are the people on cable like on Entourage, the Sopranos, etc. who have 13 episodes per season and breaks to do films and theatre. I think thats the most ideal life.” PeopleThinkingFilmBreakIdealsSeasonsTheatreEtcEpisodesCablesSopranosEntourageIdeal Life Author:T. J. Thyne
“I did theatre all my life and then went into the film world. I then kind of segued into TV land, which is a different experience.” WorldKindDifferentFilmLandTvsTheatreDifferent Experiences Author:T. J. Thyne
“I'm looking forward to locking swords with Douglas Henshall and working against the stunning backdrop of Shetland. I came to Scotland a lot in the '70s and '80s in various theatre productions and of course to film Hallam Foe but this is the furthest I've ever been.” FilmCoursesProductionsVariousTheatreScotland80sFoeLooking ForwardStunningBackdrop Author:Ciaran Hinds
“I still think of myself as a stage actor. When I do film and television I try to implement what I was taught to do in theatre, to try to stretch into characters that are far from myself.” ThinkingTryingStillsCharacterFilmActorsStageTelevisionTaughtTheatreFilm And TelevisionStage Actors Author:Tony Shalhoub
“Telly and films has been my thing, not necessarily by choice, and if the right piece of theatre came along, I would jump at it.” IfsHas BeensFilmChoicesPiecesTheatre Author:Darren Boyd
“I'd like to think that we strive in film and theatre to tell great stories, and I believe in the power of storytelling in our culture.” ThinkingBelieveStoriesFilmCultureI BelieveStriveI Believe InTheatreStorytelling Author:Andy Serkis
“The world that you see is like a motion picture. We are engrossed in a film and we have forgotten that we're sitting in a movie theatre.” WorldFilmBuddhismSittingForgottenTheatreMotion PicturesMovie Theatre Author:Frederick Lenz
“What I love about the theatre is that it's always metaphorical. It's like going back to being a kid again, and we're all pretending in a room. Sometimes, when the pretending really works, I find it much, much more moving than something on film.” SometimesKidsFilmMovingRoomsTheatrePretendingMetaphoricalBeing A Kid Author:Mark Haddon
“I guess I think of a musical as something in which the music is sort of like the engine of the piece - whether it is in the theatre or in film.” ThinkingFilmPiecesMusic IsMusicalTheatreEngines Author:John Kander