“I moved to New York to do theater, and I got cast in a play that was funny, and then I was the funny guy. I did a movie that was funny, and then I was the funny guy.” PlayGuyNew YorkTheaterMovedCastsFunny Guy Author:Steve Zahn
“I've been offered nymphomaniacs, kleptomaniacs, pyromaniacs, homicidal maniacs and just plain maniacs. I think producers felt that after playing a long series of noble and admirable characters there would be quite a lot of shock value in seeing me play something altogether different. But I prefer upbeat stories that send people out of the theater feeling better than they did coming in. It's my cup of tea.” PeopleThinkingLongDifferentPlayCharacterStoriesFeelingsWould BeValuesFeltSeeingTheaterSeriesNobleProducersCupsTeaShockFeel BetterAdmirableCups Of TeaManiacsUpbeatHomicidalShock Value Author:Greer Garson
“I like roles that are on the extreme ends of the spectrum, and there's special appeal in exploring these slightly forgotten plays that people might think of as subjects for academic term papers instead of live theater.” PeopleThinkingEndsPlayMightTermRolesSpecialSubjectsPaperTheaterForgottenExtremesAppealsAcademicExploringPapersSpectrumLive TheaterTerm Paper Author:Geoffrey Rush
“I happen to love working in cinema, but the theater is always there... you know, and I would never shut the door on it. Even though it's been quite a bit of time since I've done a play, last one was in New York.” KnowsLoveDonePlayHappensLastsBitsDoorsNew YorkTheaterCinema Author:Michael York
“Macbeth is a very popular play with audiences. If you want to sell out a theater, just mount a production of Macbeth. It's a short play, it's an exciting play, it's easy to understand, and it attracts great acting.” IfsWantPlayEasyActingAudienceExcitingTheaterSellsProductionsVery Popular Author:Ian Mckellen
“I had one of the best days of my life. I spent the afternoon with my two kids and my ex-wife at Serendipity. Then I came to the theater, and you know, I think I did the play the best Ive ever done it.” ThinkingKnowsTwoDonePlayKidsWifeTheaterAfternoonExesSerendipityEx Wife Author:Gabriel Byrne
“Our only competition in the theater is boredom, because if I'm bored with a play, if I'm revolted by a play on stage, with the Broadway prices, especially today, I'm going to walk out and not come back and pay that price again.” IfsPlayTodayWalksPayStageBlessingTheaterCompetitionBoredBoredomBroadway Author:Jerome Lawrence
“Everyone can act. Everyone can improvise. Anyone who wishes to can play in the theater and learn to become 'stage-worthy.' We learn through experience and experiencing, and no one teaches anyone anything. This is as true for the infant moving from kicking and crawling to walking as it is for the scientist with his equations. If the environment permits it, anyone can learn whatever he chooses to learn; and if the individual permits it, the environment will teach him everything it has to teach. 'Talent' or 'lack of talent' have little to do with it.” IfsLittlesPlayMovingIndividualWishTeachEnvironmentStageTalentWalkingScientistTheaterWorthyPermitEquationsInfantKickingCrawling Book:Improvisation for the Theater: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques Source: Improvisation for the Theater: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques
“For me the whole world is like a gigantic theater in which I am the only spectator without opera glasses. The orchestra plays the prelude to the third act, the stage is far away as in a dream, my heart swells with delight—and you want to blind me with a pair of half-ruble spectacles?” WorldWantHeartPlayWholeDreamHalfStageMy HeartThirdsTheaterBlindGlassesDelightWhole WorldPairsOperaFar AwayOrchestraSpectatorsSpectaclesPrelude Author:Isaac Babel
“I have always wanted to work in the theater. I've always felt the glamour of being backstage and that excitement, but I've never actually done it - not since I was in 5th grade, really. But I've had many plays in my films. I feel like maybe theater is a part of my movie work.” FeelsDonePlayWantedFilmFeltTheaterExcitementGradesGlamour Author:Wes Anderson
“Well, he's got a much bigger circus to play with, and he has a lot more financing available, and he has a lot more time available. I think that makes a huge difference. I think he instinctively knows how to make films and all the different ways that you can make stuff. He's very gadget-wise, and he's very smart about all the different things that are available to a filmmaker nowadays, and he makes very good use of them. He has a theater in his house, for God's sake. It has proper curtains on it and everything. It's pretty wild.” ThinkingKnowsWayWellsDifferentPlayGodUseFilmHouseStuffDifferencesKnow HowWiseHugeSmartBiggerTheaterVery GoodSakeAvailableDifferent WaysFilmmakerDifferent ThingsMore TimeCurtainsCircusGadgetsFinancingVery Smart Author:Michael Madsen
“Of course I wanted an agent from the time I was like 5, but my mother was like, 'No, you're going to be normal, you're going to go to school, you're going to get good grades, you're going to play soccer, and if you do well, if you keep your grades up, you can do one community-theater show a year'.” IfsYearsWellsPlayShowsWantedSchoolMotherCoursesCan DoCommunityNormalTheaterAgentsSoccerGradesGood Grades Author:Laura Benanti
“I had done a lot of plays, particularly at my own theater in LA, and it was the first time in my theatrical life where I didn't feel that my role was also to keep everybody else working hard.” FeelsFirstsHardDonePlayWorkMy OwnRolesHard WorkFirst TimeTheaterTheatrical Author:Gregory Harrison