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“I never consciously got into comedy. It was sort of one of those things where I was a theater student, I was acting, I was doing comedy, I was doing dramatic stuff, so it's been something that I've always done and enjoyed doing and had an instinct to be relatively good at.”

Done Stuff Acting Comedy Students Theater Instinct Enjoyed Dramatic

Author:Aasif Mandvi

“I'm sure there are people who think I only do music, people who think I only do theater, and people who think I only do dramatic stuff. I do things that interest me.”

People Thinking Stuff Interest Theater Dramatic

Author:Michael Lindsay-Hogg

“Even when I was doing theater it was more comedic. Don't get me wrong, I love doing the dramatic and heavy stuff, but I just want to have fun. I want to make people laugh.”

People Want Fun Stuff Laughing Theater Heavy Having Fun Dramatic Making People Laugh Comedic Just Want To Have Fun

Author:Megan Hilty

“I've done a ton of theater work and dramatic work, but nobody really knows me that way.”

Knows Way Done Theater Dramatic Know Me

Author:Ana Gasteyer

“All dramatic realism is somewhat sadistic; an audience is persuaded to watch something that makes it uncomfortable and from which no relief is offered - no laughter, no tears, no purgation.”

Watches Audience Tears Laughter Theater Uncomfortable Dramatic Relief Realism Sadistic

Book:A Bolt from the Blue and Other Essays

Source: A Bolt from the Blue and Other Essays

“The tragedy of "Hamlet" is critically considered to be the masterpiece of dramatic poetry; and the tragedy of "Hamlet" is also, according to the testimony of every sort of manager, the play of all others which can invariably be depended on to fill a theater.”

Play Drama Tragedy Theater Managers Dramatic Masterpiece Testimony

Author:George Augustus Henry Sala

“since piety has become the fashion at Court, dramatic authors imagine that their pieces would be more welcome if they added in a little devotion. At first their plan succeeded, but now no one can bear their comedies.”

Ifs Firsts Littles Would Be Comedy Pieces Imagine Plans Fashion Bears Theater Court Devotion Welcome Dramatic Imagine That Piety

Author:Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans

“Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty.”

Feels Writing Form Cost Theater Guilty Dramatic

Book:Conversations with Lillian Hellman

Source: Conversations with Lillian Hellman

“I believe in the theater; I believe in it as the first glamorizer of thought. It restores dramatic dynamics and their relations to life size.”

Firsts Believe I Believe Relation Theater Size I Believe In Dramatic Dynamics Life Size

Author:Laurence Olivier

“When I'm editing, I try to bring out some dramatic structure. I think it is about theater in some way; it is a little play.”

Thinking Way Trying Littles Play Theater Structure Dramatic Editing

Author:Sheila Heti

“I never thought of myself as a comedic actor. I didn't go to Second City, that's not my background, I'm not a comic, I studied theater and my career when I started was a lot of dramatic stuff.”

Actors Stuff Cities Careers Theater Backgrounds Comic Dramatic Comedic Second City

Author:Paul Rudd

“I've never done theater professionally. But I went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, so I did some theater there.”

Art Done Theater Dramatic Academy

Author:Luke Grimes

“Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done well as the god of theater.”

Thinking Wells Done Theater Dramatic Uncles Exit Flair Poseidon

Book:The lightning thief

Source: The lightning thief