“Most of the female-directed films, if they got distribution, would have fewer dollars to support the film and play in fewer theaters than the men. Because the female-directed films go to smaller companies. So the gap starts widening.” IfsMenPlayFilmCompanySupportHe ManFemaleTheaterDollarsGapsFewerDistribution Author:Catherine Hardwicke
“Film is very much about capturing the essence of things - if you feel it, and you've got the right person shooting it, it'll come across. Theater's a different animal; it's physically different and requires a different discipline. In the theater, you're mining the same material, constantly honing the same thing, executing it and keeping it alive and fresh.” IfsFeelsPersonsDifferentFilmAnimalAliveMaterialsDisciplineEssenceTheaterShootingRight PersonMiningExecutingDifferent AnimalsHoning Author:Clive Owen
“The theater's a live thing, and film is, to some extent, a discipline where you're putting everything together and trying to execute something exactly. You do it away from people and then you present it at the end.” PeopleTryingEndsTogetherFilmDisciplineTheater Author:Clive Owen
“When I started in the theater, the joy for me was playing different parts, and I get set alight by different people and different worlds. The biggest joy for me is jumping around and going from that to this to that, never feeling that I'm any one thing - because I'm not, and we as people aren't.” PeopleWorldDifferentFeelingsJoyOne ThingTheaterJumpingDifferent PeoplesDifferent Worlds Author:Clive Owen
“It's not enough for me to cover theater, I have to throw myself around every other art form, and do so thoroughly and relentlessly.” ArtEnoughFormTheater Author:Michael Musto
“I prefer the films that put their audience to sleep in the theater. Some films have made me doze off in the theater, but the same films have made me stay up at night, wake up thinking about them in the morning, and keep on thinking about them for weeks.” ThinkingMadeFilmNightSleepMorningAudienceWeekWake UpTheater Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“Picture-taking is an ensemble art-like theater.” ArtTheaterEnsemblePicture Taking Author:Ansel Elgort
“The old cliché in theater is, if you’re nervous, pick up a prop, which will immediately take you outside of your mind.” IfsMindPicksTheaterNervousProps Author:Jesse Eisenberg
“I love to listen to lots of different genres of music, but mostly movie soundtracks and music theater.” DifferentTheaterGenreSoundtracksDifferent GenresGenres Of MusicDifferent Genres Of Music Author:Joseph Gatt
“At the 150-minute point of sitting in a standard theater chair, the human buttocks die; once dead, they cannot be revived. They cease to function, whatever that function may have been, and must be carried around like a sack, or two, of flour.” HumansMayHas BeensTwoDiesMinutesStandardsSittingFunctionTheaterCeaseChairsFlourButtocks Author:Michael J. Nelson
“I know how I felt when I saw things like 'Fame' on television when I was growing up and how that was an exceptional magnet for me to want to explore the theater. I can only assume that 'Smash' is doing that for anyone who is halfway interested in theater already.” KnowsWantI CanFeltKnow HowGrowing UpSawsGrowingTelevisionFameTheaterAssumingExceptionalHalfwayMagnet Author:Brian d'Arcy James
“During the Second World War, nobody built any concert halls or theaters. After the war, Lincoln Center was a very brave project because all those architects had never built a theater before. We've learned a lot since then about the nature of materials and the isolation that's required.” WorldWarMaterialsProjectsBuiltTheaterBraveWar Of The WorldsIsolationHallsConcertsArchitectSecond World WarLincoln Center Author:Hugh Hardy
“Theres something magical about theater. You can live the character every single day to the point where you become that person.” PersonsCharacterTheater Author:Grace Gummer
“After Peepshow, I really dont know what my next project will be. But I would like to keep on doing theater. I think I could do that forever.” ThinkingKnowsNextForeverProjectsTheater Author:Coco Austin
“I started in theatre. I went to the Boston Conservatory and majored in musical theater.” TheaterMusicalTheatreBostonMusical TheaterConservatory Author:Rachael MacFarlane
“I was a crazy guy in Hollywood back in the day, and then when I switched into theater I got into work mode.” GuyCrazyHollywoodTheaterBack In The Day Author:Scott Haze
“The Sherry Theater, which I named after my mom, is a place I can go. I do want to give back to the community. There are so many people out there who want to be seen and heard, and get connected.” PeopleWantGivingI CanCommunityHeardMomTheaterMy MomConnectedGiving BackSherry Author:Scott Haze
“I feel like I prefer movies, but, at the same time, theater is so exciting when you're doing it. It's a harder job doing theater.” FeelsJobsExcitingHarderTheater Author:Ana de la Reguera
“Its really interesting working in television as opposed to the theater, where you know the arc of the character and you are able to create this whole backstory.” KnowsWholeCharacterAbleInterestingTelevisionTheaterReally InterestingArcs Author:Yael Stone
“Manchester Youth theater, then the National Student Theater Company and later my degree course all helped form my love of telling stories and directing.” StoriesFormCoursesCompanyYouthStudentsDegreesTheaterManchesterTelling Stories Author:Justin Chadwick
“The idea that the Tony committee and the New York theater community as a whole have embraced Billy Elliot is very, very exciting.” IdeasWholeCommunityNew YorkExcitingTheaterCommitteesBilly Elliot Author:Eric Fellner
“In college, I stopped doing pre-med and went into theater, and then I moved to San Francisco and lived there for five years.” YearsFiveCollegeTheaterMovedFive YearsSan FranciscoMeds Author:Mark Waters
“My husband and I oddly have worked together a couple of times. We did a 'Veronica Mars' episode together. We didn't work together, but we were both in 'Ghost World.' We had a theater company in L.A., for a bunch of years. So, we've worked together a fair amount, and it's always just great fun.” WorldYearsTogetherFunCompanyAmountCoupleHusbandFairsTheaterGhostBunchWorking TogetherMy HusbandEpisodesMarsVeronica MarsGhost World Author:Lauren Bowles
“I feel that doing theater does give you a good grounding to work on camera. The audience is the lens.” GivingFeelsDoeAudienceTheaterCamerasLensesGrounding Author:Julian Ovenden
“Just selling through a movie theater is not ever going to be a viable way to make money back on a movie anymore.” WayTheaterSellingMaking MoneyMovie Theater Author:Lucy Fisher
“In an ideal world for me, I would like to go back and forth [between film and theater]. I kind of want to do it all” WorldWantKindFilmIdealsTheaterBack And ForthIdeal World Author:Aaron Tveit
“We have to enforce the laws we've already got, make sure that we're keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, those who are mentally ill. I also share your belief that weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don't belong on our streets. And so what I'm trying to do is to get a broader conversation about how do we reduce the violence generally.” TryingWarHandsLawBeliefViolenceShareStreetsConversationWeaponsGunTheaterSoldierIllCriminalsMentally Ill Author:Barack Obama
“I love the theater and I particularly love the classical theater and I love doing Shakespeare. It pays the soul, but it doesn't pay the rent.” SoulPayTheater Author:Stacy Keach
“I really wanted to go back to the theater, the live theater. That was the thing I had never had a chance to do, even though I had trained to be a stage actress.” WantedChanceStageTheaterActressesLive Theater Author:Angela Lansbury
“Now the Gielgud Theater is a very famous old theater, because it was originally called the Globe, and the Globe is where my mother made her very first professional appearance in London, was at the Globe Theater.” FirstsMadeMotherTheaterAppearanceLondonGlobesVery Famous Author:Angela Lansbury
“I played the Piccadilly Theater with "Gypsy" and also the Old Vic, and I've done other shows in London, but not for 40 years.” YearsDoneShowsTheaterLondonGypsy Author:Angela Lansbury
“I honestly consider that the greatest gift to me, is the reaction that I get from my work. That is a given which I never, ever take for granted. But to be given that by audiences, individuals, on the street, in the theater, is an extraordinary feeling.” FeelingsIndividualGivenAudienceStreetsTheaterExtraordinaryHonestlyReactionsGrantedGreatest Gifts Author:Angela Lansbury
“I'd been out of the movies for years, I had had a wonderful stage career, yes, in musicals and so on, but you don't really make any money in the theater.” YearsCareersWonderfulStageTheater Author:Angela Lansbury
“I always wanted to be a journeyman actor. I wanted to be able to do comedy and drama, classical and contemporary. I like to do film and theater. And I pride myself on that diversity of being a journeyman actor.” AbleWantedFilmActorsComedyPrideDramaDiversityTheaterContemporary Author:Wendell Pierce
“I sing songs from the theater and pop songs. When I say 'pop songs,' I mean from the 90's. And I tell jokes. So it's sort of a stand up show meets a concert - not your traditional lounging across a piano cabaret show. It's much looser.” MeanShowsSongJokesTheaterPopsTraditionalPianoConcertsShow MePop SongCabaretLounging Author:Laura Benanti
“In an industry that has the capacity underutilization that we have, why wouldn't we? It's just common sense. Apparently they're successful (in Canada). Our standard approach is not to cookie cut things. Every market is different, every theater is different. The devil's in the details.” DifferentCommonSuccessfulCuttingIndustryApproachStandardsDevilCapacityTheaterDetailsCommon SenseCanadaCookies Author:Gerry Lopez
“I don't believe in lowest common denominators. Our focus has been on delivering value. We're rarely going to be the cheapest theater in a market. We strive to be the best.” BelieveHas BeensValuesCommonFocusTheaterStriveDon't BelieveBeing The BestLowestDeliveringCommon DenominatorLowest Common Denominator Author:Gerry Lopez
“Currently there's no other way to get a movie into 3,000 theaters except with a studio. We have a first-look deal with Universal, and it's been fun to work with them. But studios are a part of our life. I think they'll always be, but they'll play a different role. The consumer and the creator are getting closer together.” ThinkingWayFirstsLooksDifferentPlayTogetherFunDealsRolesOur LivesUniversalTheaterCreatorStudiosConsumers Author:Jason Blum
“As a kid, I was fortunate that we grew up near a children's theater, with all different classes and things; so as a kid I took classes there and as I got into high school I did all the community theater stuff. Then I came to college here in New York, going to Marymount Manhattan, and studied acting there. But most of the training I got was from working. Working with really great people.” PeopleChildrenDifferentKidsSchoolStuffCommunityActingClassNew YorkCollegeGrewGrew UpTrainingHigh SchoolTheaterFortunateReally GreatGreat People Author:Andrew Rannells
“I wanted to be in film. I wanted to be a film student, possibly be a director or cinematographer, not an actor. That was my goal. I didn't believe I had the physical beauty that I'd seen projected and advertised in movies, in theater. It just wasn't for me.” BelieveWantedFilmActorsGoalStudentsDirectorsTheaterPhysical BeautyCinematographersFilm Students Author:Pam Grier
“Doing the big budget films really makes you appreciate doing movies like Shelter. It's because this is like doing theater, you just have to hit the ground running” BigsRunningFilmAppreciateTheaterBudgetsShelter Author:Paul Bettany
“It isn't called TV money for nothing. There was a time where I paid my rent by doing theater for years, and I was able to buy groceries and pay my electric bill. I considered myself to be making a living as an actor. This kind of money that we make is a whole other level, of course. But it really is simply the cherry on top of a job and a role that I adore.” YearsKindWholeAbleJobsCoursesActorsLevelsPayRolesTvsPaidTheaterBillsElectricAdoreGroceriesCherriesMaking A Living Author:Jim Parsons
“My first memoir, 'Home,' was about my childhood, early training and formative years in the Theater, i am so pleased that my good friends at the Hachette Book Group have encouraged me to share the next phase of my life, beginning with my arrival in Hollywood and the wonderful movies and television programs I was asked to be a part of.” LifeYearsFirstsBookHomeNextWonderfulGroupsShareChildhoodTelevisionTrainingProgramHollywoodTheaterMemoirPhasesGood FriendArrivalsFormative Years Author:Julie Andrews
“Government can ensure that we share schools and streets and lunch counters and buses and elevators and theaters, but let us never forget that only God can give us the power to love each other and to respect each other and to share life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” LoveLifeGivingGovernmentSchoolHappinessForgetLibertyShareStreetsTheaterPursuitNever ForgetBusLunchPursuit Of HappinessLove Each OtherLife HappinessElevatorsLife Liberty And The Pursuit Of HappinessRespect Each Other Author:Mike Huckabee
“Our theaters, our museums, our culture. We have everything New York has without the hassles.” CultureNew YorkTheaterMuseumsHassle Author:Jesse Ventura
“I still get excited performing live. When you see the immediate reaction from a crowd, its like being a theater performer, its something you can't get from being a writer or being an ad man ... its almost ritualistic.” MenStillsTheaterCrowdsExcitedReactionsPerformingPerformersAdsPerforming Live Author:Marilyn Manson
“When I get the chance, I'm at the theaters all the time, trying to check out the latest movies.” TryingChanceTheaterChecks Author:Michael Clarke Duncan
“When you look at me you don't immediately imagine a very very glamorous icon, so it's only in the theater that I get to do these experiments. I've been an actor about 51 years now. I've played everything from an 8-year-old black boy to a 72-year-old French matriarch, and they hardly hire you to do that on TV.” YearsLooksActorsBlackBoysImagineTvsTheaterExperimentsLook At MeIconsGlamorousBlack BoyMatriarchs Author:Tyne Daly
“I imagine you will always be pinched for money, for time, for a place to work. But I think you will do it. And believe me, it is not a new problem. You are in good company...Your touch is the uncommon touch; you will speak only to the thoughtful reader. And more times than once you will ask yourself whether such readers really exist at all and why you should go on projecting your words into silence like an old crazy actor playing the part of himself to an empty theater.” ThinkingShouldBelieveProblemActorsAsksSpeakSilenceCompanyImagineCrazyGoes OnReaderEmptyTheaterThoughtfulMore TimeBelieve In MeUncommonGood Company Author:Wallace Stegner