“I didn't want to get into acting just to play bystanders. I feel a bystander enough in my own life. And I do think that theatre can contribute to a certain analysis and commentary on our own world.” ThinkingWorldWantFeelsEnoughPlayCertainMy OwnActingTheatreAnalysisMy Own LifeCommentaryBystanders Author:Elliot Cowan
“In television or a movie I bring my own ego and consequently can mess up. In the theatre I learnt very quickly to shut up and listen. Now I am able to get out of my own way.” WayAbleMy OwnTelevisionEgoTheatreMessShut Up Author:Matthew Perry
“I've lived on my own since I was 13 and not been to school and brought a son up who's now 18 and run theatre companies and bought a butcher's shop, learnt guitar by myself, taught myself to sing and that sort of stuff.” RunningSchoolStuffMy OwnCompanyTaughtSonGuitarTheatreShopsButchers Author:Stella Vine
“The first time I came to London on my own, I was 15. I was absolutely oblivious to so many things. I had no expectations, no fears. I just came to do a National Youth Theatre season one summer. It was just brilliant.” FirstsMy OwnYouthSummerExpectationsFirst TimeSeasonsLondonTheatreBrilliantNo FearObliviousYouth Theatre Author:Gina McKee
“Theatre was an art form that I didn't really respect, and because I wanted to shake it up and do different things on stage, I was able to combine all the things I'd learnt through writing on my own.” WritingArtDifferentAbleWantedFormMy OwnStageTheatreShakesDifferent ThingsShake It Up Author:Martin McDonagh
“I came up in comics doing lots of DIY self-published stuff, producing my own books, handling all the details of creation and production. And theatre is something that's really attractive to me, as it's a similarly accessible form - it has a lot of the same sort of down-and dirty DIY spirit, where you can make a lot with a little.” LittlesBookSelfFormSpiritStuffMy OwnCreationDown AndProductionsDetailsTheatreDirtyAttractiveDiy Author:Fred Van Lente