Theatre Quotes

The difficulty of writing a good theatre play set in new reality was even greater given that the level of similitude to life that is allowed in a film would not work on the stage. Andrzej Wajda
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My first interest was always music, and somehow that channelled itself into films and acting. I don't know what the natural transition of it was. I mean I acted a little bit when I was young and like any kid would in a community theatre. Andy Garcia
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I'd like to think that we strive in film and theatre to tell great stories, and I believe in the power of storytelling in our culture. Andy Serkis
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It's a really good format to have, to go back to theatre and build yourself as an actor. I think it's a great skill to go from screen to stage. Aneurin Barnard
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I grew up overseas in Indonesia, and my school had a great art, music, and theatre program. Angela Kinsey
Music Art Great Theatre School Great Art Had Indonesia Overseas Up Grew Program
My dad worked for a theatre company that was two minutes away from my primary school, so I'd just walk there after school and watch the rehearsals. I think that's probably when I fell in love with acting and telling stories. Angourie Rice
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Radio means you can play parts that aren't based on your looks or your age. It's a lot of fun. You can do tremendous things - play more diverse characters - that you wouldn't get to do in theatre or TV. Anita Dobson
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Sometimes in a big theatre, you have about, probably, six yards sometimes between you and the first person in the audience. It's almost like you've got to jump across a little pond to get there and then keep moving. Annaleigh Ashford
You Theatre Sometimes First Big Keep Moving About Almost Between Like Audience First-Person Got Yards Jump Person Get Six Pond Little Moving Then Across There And Then Keep
As an actor, I always think that if someone does pick up a phone during a performance, something dire must be happening in their lives that is more important than theatre - some kind of tragedy they were attending to, or something. It's very uncomfortable if you don't know why they would pick up a phone and talk in the middle of a show. Annaleigh Ashford
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I was doing musical theatre 'til I was, like, 17, and then I started realising I could use my voice in a more, like, current way. Anne-Marie
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I love musical theatre. It's a passion of mine. Anne-Marie
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In theatre, there's the director, the writer, and below them the actor. In film, it's the actors who are most important. That goes against the grain for me. Anne-Marie Duff
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For a long time, I thought I was going to go into law, but theatre just kept being so present in my life. Annie Murphy
Life Time Theatre Law Thought My Life Long Long Time Go Going Just Being Present Kept
For me, a theatre is a dark place. It should be mysterious; it's where we go to get away from all the utilitarian things we do in the daylight. Anohni
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In the theatre, people talk. Talk, talk until the cows come home about journeys of discovery and about what Hazlitt thought of a line of Shakespeare. I can't stand it. Anthony Hopkins
Home Theatre People Thought About Shakespeare Journeys Come Talk Until Line Discovery Cows Stand
I spent two years in the military service, then I trudged around in repertory for quite a while. I somehow wound up at the National Theatre, though, and then I was definitely on my way. Anthony Hopkins
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I still feel I belong to the theatre. There is nothing more challenging and exciting for an actor than performing before a live audience. The stage is the real testing ground for an actor. Anupam Kher
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As an actress and comedienne, I'm a huge fan of he theatre and the Tricycle in Kilburn is my favourite in London. I dragged my kids to a performance of 'Twelfth Night' there, where they handed out pizza. Who knew that all it takes to get children interested in Shakespeare is a snack? Arabella Weir
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After joining theatre, I started thinking that acting in films was not half as challenging as theatre. Arfi Lamba
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Acting must be scaled down for the screen. A drawing room is a lot smaller than a theatre auditorium. Arthur Lowe
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Before I worked on film, I studied the theatre, and I expected that I would spend my whole career in theatre. Gradually, I started writing for the cinema. However, I feel grateful towards the theatre. I love working with spectators, and I love this experience with the theatre, and I like theatre culture. Asghar Farhadi
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I have been a good theatre artiste since my school and college days, but when I participated in 'Cine Stars Ki Khoj,' I realised that I could touch people's hearts when I performed. Ashish Sharma
Good Theatre People School College Stars Touch Could Performed Since Days Been Hearts Artiste Realised
Two days before I got the audition for 'Extras,' I was offered a theatre role, and I asked my husband, Terry, whether I should take it or not. He said, 'No, wait and see what else comes in.' Lo and behold, along came 'Extras.' Now that was lucky! Ashley Jensen
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When 'Dabangg' released, we were shooting in Chennai, but we still went to watch it in a theatre. I am not bothered if people try to mob me or ask me for autographs. Asin
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I don't watch a lot of movies. I watch theatre, read books, and observe life. Ayushmann Khurrana
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If I were a star kid, I wouldn't have tried so many things. I would have done theatre and directly joined movies. I did radio and TV shows because I had to carve my own way. Outsiders like me have to reach Bollywood through modelling, theatre, or radio. Ayushmann Khurrana
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