“I love London because of the history. The times I've been there have been some of the best memories in my life. Singing there, seeing great theater - and the people like a Southern accent.” PeopleHas BeensMemoriesSeeingSingingTheaterLondonSouthernAccentsBest MemoriesSouthern Accent Author:Kristin Chenoweth
“It was a pity that movies and live TV left New York for Hollywood. London theater, movies, television - until (Britain's) money ran out - were always better than ours since the city was the political capital of the country, as well as the artistic and literary one. In L.A. we've always been slightly sealed off from real life. It's no accident that two of our most interesting directors, Woody Allen and Bob Altman, are more or less settled in the real world.” WorldWellsTwoRealCountryPoliticalLeftInterestingCitiesNew YorkTelevisionTvsDirectorsHollywoodTheaterAccidentsLondonReal LifePityArtisticRanBritainReal WorldBobMost InterestingWoodyLive Tv Author:Gore Vidal
“When I came back from filming 'Abduction', I told my agent: I'm staying in London now. If it takes doing children's theater from the back of a van in Kilburn, that's OK. I need to be with my family. My job is to keep the family together and provide for them.” IfsNeedsChildrenTogetherJobsMy FamilyTheaterLondonAgentsStayingVansAbductionFamily Together Author:Jason Isaacs
“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
“One of the things that's different about London and the English market is that theater and film and television are all based in London. It's not quite the same as in the States where if the playwright here wants a successful TV or film career, they're whisked away by Hollywood.” IfsWantDifferentStatesFilmCareersSuccessfulTelevisionTvsHollywoodTheaterLondonPlaywrightFilm And Television Author:Colin Callender
“I think I got into acting because I kind of had not much else to do! I guess I was kind of looking for something challenging. I heard about the London Theater scene and it was very different from the upbringing that I had and it felt like a challenge. And the whole sort of London Theater schools, I was told that 6,000 apply and there are like 30 accepted to each one. I was like, "Yeah. Let's see if we can do that!"” IfsThinkingKindDifferentWholeSchoolFeltCan DoChallengesActingHeardSceneTheaterYeahLondonAcceptedUpbringing Author:Jeremy Irvine
“I go to the theater two or three times a week when I'm in London. Whereas I feel guilty going to the cinema in the middle of the afternoon.” FeelsTwoThreeWeekMiddleTheaterLondonGuiltyCinemaAfternoonThree Times Author:Eddie Redmayne
“As filmmakers, we want the audience to have the most complete experience they can. For example, I interviewed Stanley Kubrick years ago around the time of '2001: A Space Odyssey.' I was going to see the film that night in London, and he insisted I sit in one of four seats in the theater for the best view or not watch the film.” WantYearsFilmNightSpaceViewsWatchesAudienceFourExampleYears AgoTheaterLondonFilmmakerSeatsStanleyOdysseySpace Odyssey2001 A Space Odyssey Author:Michael Mann
“I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role.” YearsThreeRolesTheaterLondonThree Years Author:Orlando Bloom
“I remember growing up knowing I wanted to be on the stage. I wanted to get to London as soon as possible and start auditioning for theater.” WantedRememberGrowing UpKnowingGrowingStageTheaterLondon Author:Catherine Zeta-Jones
“I seemed to belong to three countries: I had an apartment in Paris, a house in Hollywood, and when I married British theater director Peter Hall, I moved to London.” CountryThreeHouseDirectorsMarriedHollywoodTheaterMovedBritishLondonParisHallsPeterApartment Author:Leslie Caron
“Now Im back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that.” WantHomeRunningEnjoyTheaterLondonBack Home Author:Sam Mendes
“London's Windmill Theater grew famous for its nude tableaux. During the 1940 and 1950, this theater overcame the objections of censors by agreeing that none of its naked actors would move any part of his/her body.” BodyMovingActorsGrewTheaterLondonNakedCensorshipObjectionsWindmills Author:Lynda Bellingham