“I'm one of those pathetic actors who will say yes to every play reading just because I do miss the stage so much. What I really miss about the theater is that in the end, it's yours to give. In television and film, it's yours to do and someone else's to take and someone else's to give. As much as I love television - the biggest luxury of all is to know that you have a job to go to - I do miss that connection and having that power over my own performance on stage.” KnowsGivingEndsPlayJobsFilmReadingActorsMy OwnStageMissingTelevisionConnectionsPerformancesTheaterLuxuryPathetic Author:Julianna Margulies
“I kind of miss that "becoming" stage, as most times you really don't know what's around the corner. Now, of course, I've kind of knocked on the door and heard a muffled answer. Nevertheless, I still don't know what the voice is saying, or even what language it's in.” KnowsKindStillsCoursesLanguageVoiceAnswersDoorsHeardStageMissingBecomingCornersNeverthelessAround The Corner Author:David Bowie
“Even though I am going to miss out on my prom or I am going to miss out on walking across stage to accept my diploma, that's OK to me because I know I will have other perks in life.” KnowsAcceptingStageMissingWalkingPerksPromDiploma Author:Cheyenne Kimball
“This may sound weird but I miss traveling. I miss the road, seeing different places and being with the dancers and having fun. That feeling of being on the stage, knowing it's your best -- I love that. I needed a break. I needed to be hungry again.” MayDifferentFeelingsFunSoundBreakKnowingSeeingStageMissingNeededHungryHaving FunDancerDifferent Place Author:Britney Spears
“I try to be careful and put things in perspective. There are people who have challenging lives and work hard physically and mentally. I consider myself a lucky person because I get to go on stage and tell jokes for an hour. If I miss a connection here and there or my room isn't ready now and then? It's not a big deal.” PeopleIfsTryingPersonsHardBigsHoursChallengesRoomsDealsStageMissingReadyHard WorkPerspectiveGoes OnLuckyJokesConnectionsCarefulBe CarefulNow And ThenBig DealHere And ThereLucky Person Author:Brian Regan
“[On Kay Strozzi in The Silent Witness:] Miss Strozzi ... had the temerity to wear as truly horrible a gown as ever I have seen on the American stage. ... Had she not luckily been strangled by a member of the cast while disporting this garment, I should have fought my way to the stage and done her in, myself.” WayShouldDoneStageMissingMembersShould HaveSilentCastsHorribleWitnessMy WayGarmentsGowns Author:Dorothy Parker
“There is probably some great acting that goes on in movies from people who have never been on a stage, but if you are in for the long haul, you'd be missing an enormous part of what being an actor is if you're not part of theater.” PeopleIfsLongActorsActingStageMissingGoes OnTheaterEnormousHaulLong Haul Author:Justin Kirk
“I miss the beginning stages when you didn't know what to expect. When everything was fresh, just experiencing it for the first time. That's something you can't buy with all the money in the world, that feeling.” KnowsWorldFirstsFeelingsStageMissingFirst Time Author:Kurupt
“It's hard to see potential in a rough cut - especially with comedy, which is hit or miss. This is where my lack of experience hurt me - not in the execution of the final product, but with my expectations for it in the early stages of post.” HardHurtComedyCuttingStageMissingProductsExpectationsFinalsPostsRoughExecutionHurt Me Author:Desiree Akhavan
“Very interesting show. It's "Hotel" with the E missing. Hot L Baltimore. It was about a rundown hotel which had become kind of a residential not quite welfare but almost welfare hotel with a very bizarre collection of people.The desk clerk was played by Jamie Cromwell. That was his first big thing. Conchata Ferrell played April, the main of the two prostitutes, and my character didn't exist in the [stage] show.” PeopleFirstsKindTwoCharacterShowsBigsInterestingStageMissingHotWelfareCollectionsHotelDesksBizarreBig ThingsVery InterestingAprilClerksBaltimoreJamieCromwell Author:Richard Masur
“Immediate gratification of a live audience makes me come alive. I miss performing in theater. I'll make my return to the stage eventually.” AudienceAliveStageMissingReturnTheaterPerformingGratificationImmediate Gratification Author:Brendan Dooling
“I love working in film and television, but I do miss singing on stage. You can't find that anywhere else, so I hope this opens up a whole new concert world for me. I had so much fun and it went so well, I hope it leads to more.” WorldWellsWholeFilmFunStageMissingTelevisionSingingConcertsFilm And Television Author:Aaron Tveit
“I think it's widely known at this stage that I am willing to put past differences aside and make some money and do the right thing for the fans. If it happens, it happens. It's all good. If it doesn't, I truly am not going to miss a beat of my life.” IfsThinkingHappensPastDifferencesKnownFansStageMissingWillingBeatsRight Thing Author:Bill Goldberg
“People see me on stage and sometimes they think, "Who's this hotdog thinking that he's the best." They miss the point that what I'm doing now comes from a whole different world of doing it for no one with nobody caring.” PeopleThinkingWorldDifferentSometimesWholeStageMissingCaringDifferent Worlds Author:Girl Talk
“All I can do when I'm on stage is do a show where when I come back into town they cannot possibly afford to miss the show because they remember how fun it was.” I CanShowsRememberFunCan DoStageMissingTowns Author:Jay Mohr