“I'm doing 5000 seat theaters and audiences are going nuts, it's fantastic and it makes me very happy. I'm dirty, but not like this; I just do comedy that I find funny. I'm working on a new tv show for cable and it's not set up yet.” ShowsAudienceComedyTvsTheaterFantasticDirtySeatsNutsTv ShowsVery HappyCables Author:Bob Saget
“I was raised in the theater and, as it turned out, a TV show was like performing a new one-act play. So, it was really no different.” DifferentPlayShowsTvsTheaterRaisedPerformingTv Shows Author:Bea Arthur
“The TV show I do ['Dr Quinn'] is the day job that enables me to work with this theater [Pacific Resident Theatre Ensemble]. That's all I live for. That's what I care about. There's no dough in it. Nothing to do but lose money. But it's all from the heart, and that's why it's so much fun.” HeartShowsCareJobsFunLosesTvsTheaterTheatreI CareDrsTv ShowsPacificResidentsEnsembleDay JobsDoughQuinn Author:Orson Bean
“I was able to make the jump to theaters without having a TV show. My passion for getting a TV show just plummeted. It was like I had already achieved what I wanted to achieve.” ShowsAbleWantedPassionAchieveTvsTheaterTv ShowsMy Passion Author:Jim Gaffigan
“Especially for people who are unknown, it's easier to get a TV show because you don't have to put a certain amount of people in movie theaters for a box office weekend. It's really difficult to get a great lead role in some big film, if nobody knows you.” PeopleIfsKnowsShowsBigsFilmCertainDifficultRolesTvsAmountEasierOfficeTheaterBoxesWeekendTv ShowsNobody KnowsBox OfficeMovie Theater Author:Eve Hewson
“The headmistress was a very well-respected theater teacher. She taught me what stage left and stage right were, what a director was, and what all these things meant, which was something I had no concept of. She sent me off to drama school, at age 18, and I stayed there for three years. Before I knew it, I was working on a TV show.” YearsWellsShowsAgeSchoolThreeLeftTeacherStageTaughtTvsDramaDirectorsConceptsTheaterThree YearsTv ShowsHeadmistress Author:Robert Kazinsky
“Also, if you're in a TV show that does turn out to be very successful, you then can do whatever you want to do in theater for a very long time.” IfsWantLongDoeShowsTurnsCan DoSuccessfulTvsLong TimeTheaterTv ShowsDo Whatever You Want Author:Treat Williams