“I started acting when I was, like, three. My brother was really smart, and he wasnt being challenged enough, so my mom put him in the theater class. And I obviously followed him.” EnoughThreeActingClassBrotherMomSmartTheaterMy MomMy BrotherReally Smart Author:Nolan Gould
“I think so many great artists are flocking to LA because the downtown art scene is so vibrant, there is cheap living and you can really flourish as an artist there. There is an unbelievably supportive and really smart, talented theatre audience in LA full of young, hungry, vibrant people. It's something that sort of makes me think of what New York must have been like in its downtown theater scene in the 1980s - before my time.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensArtYoungArtistAudienceNew YorkSceneSmartTheaterTheatreHungryMy TimeSupportiveGreat ArtGreat ArtistDowntownReally Smart Author:Jon Bernthal
“I am a big theater fan. It's mostly just being pretentious, I think, and trying to look smart.” ThinkingTryingLooksBigsFansSmartTheaterJust BeingPretentious Author:Brian K. Vaughan
“You cannot dance physically certain things. But look at tango dancers or flamenco or Japanese classical theater. You can, if you're smart enough and you collaborate with the right choreographers, you could really dance your age.” IfsLooksEnoughAgeCertainSmartTheaterDancerChoreographersTangoFlamenco Author:Mikhail Baryshnikov
“I've had a long association with the theater over the years but I had never produced a play and it was something that I'd always wanted to do.The movies moved away from dramas, and I think that I'm very excited by the opportunity to take smart writing that takes risks and see it on stage. It's exciting to see that engagement between the audience and the playwright.” ThinkingWritingYearsLongPlayWantedOpportunityAudienceRiskStageDramaSmartExcitingTheaterMovedExcitedEngagementAssociationPlaywright Author:Colin Callender
“When I see a kid in a movie theater texting, I think it's a failure of the movie. It's not a triumph of the Apple iPhone. It's a failure of Warner Bros. and Sony, and all that, because they haven't kept their attention and challenged them. They're smart little kids that are bored, and I wanted to challenge them.” ThinkingLittlesKidsWantedChallengesAttentionHavensSmartTheaterTriumphBoredApplesLittle KidIphoneTextingMovie TheaterBrosSonyWarner Bros Author:Joseph M. Kahn
“I'm lucky to have worked in theater all over the world, but there's something magical about Broadway. The audiences are smart, they're educated. They go in ready and they're up for it, they're up for the party. It's a whole different atmosphere.” WorldDifferentWholePartyAudienceReadyLuckySmartTheaterEducatedAtmosphereBroadway Author:Hugh Jackman
“There are shots that I had to walk away from because we had to get the movie in the theaters. There are some in "Independence Day" and "Godzilla," but lately I got smart. I would plan it so I had enough time [to get it right]. That just comes with experience.” EnoughWalksPlansSmartShotsTheaterIndependenceEnough TimeHad EnoughIndependence DayGodzilla Author:Roland Emmerich
“So it was a really pleasant surprise when [Independence Day] turned out to be a successful film. I don't know if you've heard that they're going to be re-releasing it next Fourth of July in 3-D. I've actually only seen it once, and it was in Hawaii, in a little theater in Oahu shortly after it was released. But Roland Emmerich is a really smart guy, and he makes really fun movies to watch.” IfsKnowsLittlesFilmGuyNextFunWatchesSuccessfulHeardSmartTheaterIndependenceSurprisePleasantFourthHawaiiJulyIndependence DayReally SmartSmart GuyPleasant SurprisesFun Movie Author:Brent Spiner
“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