Theatre Quotes

"I grew up doing musicals in my childhood at school, along with all the plays I used to be involved in."

"My working history as an actor is definitely in the theatre; it certainly was in Australia."

"My first wife is always the stage."

"I have spent more time on stage than at home."

"The applause from the audience gives me a high. Probably that's what has kept my love for theatre intact."

"Live stage shows cannot be replaced."

"I might have had my highs and lows in cinema and television but in theatre the response has always been positive."

"Even when I was working in 30 films a year I was doing 20 plays a month."

"You cannot stage plays to make money. That's quite impossible until our people start spending more on tickets."

"During dad's time, we didn't have many sabhas to nurture plays. Later soaps threatened to subdue theatre."

"Generally, I travel with my own cast to stage plays in different countries."

"My mom was onstage when she was pregnant with me."

"My parents set a fantastic example for me in that their passion came from theater."

"I got to see my mom do 'Long Day's Journey' in London, which was really beautiful."

"Along with being around the 'Roseanne' stuff, I've been following my mom and my dad back to Steppenwolf."

"I grew up around backstage, and that clinched it for me."

"I never had any film training. I went to Northwestern. I studied education and theater. So it was all theater training."

"I had such an amazing experience on 'The Pillowman' that it was hard to think what else is going to live up to that."

"I spend a lot of time in California, but New York is still my main home. I go to see a lot of theater."

"My first part in a play was one of the witches in 'Macbeth.'"

“I think in a play it's wise to just sit back and watch other actors and be able to shape it from the audience.”

"In film you have the opportunity of retakes or of giving your best profile. In theatre, it's right here, right now."

"I'm not really concerned about being liked on stage - I'm a bit more concerned about it off stage."

"The first stage play I ever did was a school play called 'The Wishing Chair.'"

"Tennessee Williams moves my soul."