“Theater isn't there to provide answers. Only possibilities. I just ask the questions. But I believe hope comes from the fact that there is a potential for redemption. At the core, that's what matters in the theater I'm attracted to. Do we dare to hope? Do we allow ourselves to hope?” BelieveMatterFactsAsksI BelieveAnswersPossibilityTheaterDareCoreRedemptionWhat Matters Author:Joe Mantello
“I believe in Mexico there's a big culture of moviegoing, both studio and indie. I think here in the US that's not the case because Latino communities don't have access to indie films. If you go into communities of color you will only find the big theater chains which only play the blockbuster genre films.” IfsThinkingBelievePlayBigsFilmCultureI BelieveCommunityCasesColorTheaterStudiosI Believe InAccessChainsGenreMexicoBelieve In MeLatinoBlockbusterIndie Films Author:Aurora Guerrero
“I believe the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction presents the greatest threat that the world has ever known. We are finding more and more countries who are acquiring technology - not only missile technology - and are developing chemical weapons and biological weapons capabilities to be used in theater and also on a long range basis. So I think that is perhaps the greatest threat that any of us will face in the coming years.” ThinkingWorldYearsBelieveLongCountryFacesUsedI BelieveKnownTechnologyFindingsWeaponsMassDestructionBasesTheaterThreatDevelopingRangeChemicalsCapabilityMissilesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionProliferationChemical WeaponsBiological Weapons Author:William Cohen
“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.” FirstsBelieveI BelieveRelationTheaterSizeI Believe InDramaticDynamicsLife Size Author:Laurence Olivier
“I think a playwright must be his own dramaturg. I believe in a theater where the director and the playwright work together to create what they need.” ThinkingNeedsBelieveTogetherI BelieveDirectorsTheaterI Believe InWorking TogetherPlaywright Author:John Guare
“I've been trying to come to terms with what I am and what I do and what I believe in. And I see that I'm not happy with - well, it's almost as if being a poet is not enough for me. It's too late for me to do more now. I did what I could in a small way. I did it as theater, too, to be honest.” IfsWayTryingBelieveWellsEnoughI BelieveTermHonestPoetLateTheaterI Believe InBeing HonestToo LateNot Happy Author:Gerald Stern
“Some of my ideas for film or theater come to me in dreams. I'm also very creative when I'm talking to others. I believe in collaboration.” BelieveIdeasDreamFilmI BelieveTalkingCreativeTheaterI Believe InCollaboration Author:Julie Taymor
“These days, most of my interactions with young people are centered on the poetry or theater classes I teach, so the students I know are reading contemporary poets (they love Willie Perdomo) and scripts (No Child, by Nilaja Sun and Twilight by Anna Deavere Smith). I don't know their reading habits outside of our class, but I believe that they enjoy stories that they can relate to, learn from, be challenged by - you know, the usual good writing that every reader craves.” PeopleKnowsWritingBelieveChildrenStoriesYoungReadingI BelieveEnjoyClassTeachSunStudentsPoetReaderHabitTheaterScriptsContemporaryRelateThese DaysUsualInteractionTwilightCraveGood WritingAnnaReading Habits Author:Renee Watson
“I believe that my art gets across the point that I'm in this morality theater trying to help the underdog, and I'm speaking socially here, showing concern and making psychological and philosophical statements for the underdog.” TryingBelieveArtHelpingI BelieveMoralityConcernTheaterPhilosophicalStatementsPsychologicalUnderdog Author:Jeff Koons
“I think I'll always be a better playwright than a pundit, but I believe that writers should be public intellectuals and that theater, even more than film, is a place of public debate.” ThinkingShouldBelieveFilmI BelieveTheaterDebatePlaywrightPundits Author:Tony Kushner
“I believe that no matter what you do in life, if you learn the basics through theater, it will help you in everything else - problem solving, communication, discipline, all of that stuff.” IfsBelieveMatterHelpingProblemI BelieveStuffCommunicationDisciplineTheaterNo Matter WhatProblem SolvingBasics Author:Laura Linney
“I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a village, a great theater is the outward and visible sign of an inward and probable culture.” BelieveCultureI BelieveCitiesTheaterTheatreVisibleVillageInwardGreat Cities Author:Laurence Olivier
“I remember at 16 years old, growing up in Queens, we were punks, but hey, when we went to the theater, we wore a shirt and tie! Similarly, I believe that to keep movie theaters in existence, they're gonna have to make 'em an event, have a couch, a table and drinks or something. Otherwise, there's no reason to get out of your bed!” YearsBelieveReasonRememberI BelieveExistenceGrowing UpGrowingEventsDrinkBedTheaterTablesHeyQueensShirtsTiesEmsNo ReasonPunkCouchesMovie Theater Author:James Caan
“I believe education in music, theater, dance, and the visual arts... is part of a well-rounded education and can provide so much joy, now and in the future.” BelieveWellsArtJoyI BelieveArt IsTheaterDanceVisualsVisual ArtWell RoundedAccess To Education Author:Rudy Giuliani
“And that's what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they want to see themselves - parts of their lives they can recognize. And I feel if I can achieve that, it's pretty spectacular.” PeopleIfsWantFeelsBelieveI CanEndsI BelieveActingAchieveTheaterThe End Of The DaySpectacular Author:Viola Davis
“I believe that the story is the most important element of any medium whether it's theater, film, TV.” BelieveImportantStoriesFilmI BelieveTvsElementsTheaterMediums Author:Chad Lowe