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Theater Quotes

You cannot be buried in obscurity: you are exposed upon a grand theater to the view of the world. If your actions are upright and benevolent, be assured they will augment your power and happiness Picture Quote #1

Sociology and anthropology are not disciplines which take easily to situations where people are able to live out their fantasies, not just in the symbolic action of ritual, but in the concrete theater of society at large Picture Quote #1

It is the destiny of the theater nearly everywhere and in every period to struggle even when it is flourishing Picture Quote #1

Having grown up in a racist culture where 2 and 2 are not 5, I have found life to be incredibly theatrical and theater to be profoundly lifeless Picture Quote #1

The audience is the most revered member of the theater. Without an audience, there is no theater. Everything done is ultimately for the enjoyment of the audience. They are our guests, fellow players, and the last spoke in the wheel which can then begin to roll. They make the performance meaningful Picture Quote #1

A true priest is aware of the presence of the altar during every moment that he is conducting a service. It is exactly the same way that a true artist should react to the stage all the time he is in the theater. An actor who is incapable of this feeling will never be a true artist Picture Quote #1

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Tennis is more than just a sport. It’s an art, like the ballet. Or like a performance in the theater Picture Quote #1

I’m not attracted to naturalism, I’m not attracted to behavior, I’m attracted to dance. I’m attracted to gesture, I’m attracted to singing with your voice, as opposed to having a natural manner. I’m a theater actor first, so that probably influences a lot of my approach. And I think in many ways, naturalism has ruined movies Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been singing. Since day one. I started doing musical theater and you have to sing in musical theater and so that’s where I got most of my training. So singing on stage, you just inevitably, when you’re around other vocal artists, you get better at singing Picture Quote #1

The hard thing is getting people to come to the theater to see something, no matter if it’s good or not Picture Quote #1

You really, really, really have to love what you are going to do in theater because it is an unmerciful life. It’s six days a week. It’s eight performances a week. And that’s doing the exact same thing over and over and over again Picture Quote #1

I feel like people want there to be this mystery between film and theater, but I just kind of went where I got jobs, you know? Picture Quote #1

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I’ve worked with some teachers and coaches over the years, but I didn’t really study theater or technique or voice or any of that stuff extensively Picture Quote #1

The musical is the one area of the theater that can give you the biggest buzz of all Picture Quote #1

And I think in theater, people don’t really focus on the media unless there’s a huge superstar doing a play or something Picture Quote #1

I didn’t go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director Picture Quote #1

I don’t look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That’s really feeding the most important part of working in the theater Picture Quote #1

Producers want to put their music behind revivals but I don’t think that’s a good trend for the theater at all Picture Quote #1

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The truth is, for some absurd reason, no one is willing to admit that the interests of the producers and the theater owners are not the same Picture Quote #1

We’ve got to find a way to protect the process of making musical theater Picture Quote #1

What’s missing in the musical theater is producers willing to nurture new work, raise the money and put it on Picture Quote #1

I got successful awfully quick, and I wanted it... But I do think there is responsibility to move the musical theater form forward. I think you always have to be aware of the work that came before and build on that Picture Quote #1

It never occurred to me that I was a leading man until I was 19 years old. I had been acting since I was 10, so that’s nine years and 30 or 40 plays, in school and summer stock, professional theater, too Picture Quote #1

I’d done table reads for my own screenplays, and I always thought they were so much fun. Why couldn’t we do these for other classic screenplays and bring them to life? You can experience live theater, where you get to see plays produced by different directors and different casts, but there’s really nothing like that for movie scripts Picture Quote #1

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My main concern is theater, and theater does not reflect or mirror society. It has been stingy and selfish, and it has to do better Picture Quote #1

I see myself as not a typical theater person, but a person who uses the theater as a place to meet people and explore ideas Picture Quote #1

I always loved acting and improv and sketch comedy and theater, which I did at a local youth theater Picture Quote #1

It’s one of the functions of the theater to shock and titillate and appall, apart from entertain and delight Picture Quote #1

I had always done theater in extracurricular ways. I’d never been a drama major Picture Quote #1

I think that sometimes in theater, I don’t prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals Picture Quote #1

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You cannot be buried in obscurity: you are exposed upon a grand theater to the view of the world. If your actions are upright and benevolent, be assured they will augment your power and happiness (Theater Quotes) Sociology and anthropology are not disciplines which take easily to situations where people are able to live out their fantasies, not just in the symbolic action of ritual, but in the concrete theater of society at large (Theater Quotes) It is the destiny of the theater nearly everywhere and in every period to struggle even when it is flourishing (Theater Quotes) Having grown up in a racist culture where 2 and 2 are not 5, I have found life to be incredibly theatrical and theater to be profoundly lifeless (Theater Quotes) The audience is the most revered member of the theater. Without an audience, there is no theater. Everything done is ultimately for the enjoyment of the audience. They are our guests, fellow players, and the last spoke in the wheel which can then begin to roll. They make the performance meaningful (Theater Quotes) A true priest is aware of the presence of the altar during every moment that he is conducting a service. It is exactly the same way that a true artist should react to the stage all the time he is in the theater. An actor who is incapable of this feeling will never be a true artist (Theater Quotes) Tennis is more than just a sport. It’s an art, like the ballet. Or like a performance in the theater (Theater Quotes) I’m not attracted to naturalism, I’m not attracted to behavior, I’m attracted to dance. I’m attracted to gesture, I’m attracted to singing with your voice, as opposed to having a natural manner. I’m a theater actor first, so that probably influences a lot of my approach. And I think in many ways, naturalism has ruined movies (Theater Quotes) I’ve always been singing. Since day one. I started doing musical theater and you have to sing in musical theater and so that’s where I got most of my training. So singing on stage, you just inevitably, when you’re around other vocal artists, you get better at singing (Theater Quotes) The hard thing is getting people to come to the theater to see something, no matter if it’s good or not (Theater Quotes) You really, really, really have to love what you are going to do in theater because it is an unmerciful life. It’s six days a week. It’s eight performances a week. And that’s doing the exact same thing over and over and over again (Theater Quotes) I feel like people want there to be this mystery between film and theater, but I just kind of went where I got jobs, you know? (Theater Quotes) I’ve worked with some teachers and coaches over the years, but I didn’t really study theater or technique or voice or any of that stuff extensively (Theater Quotes) The musical is the one area of the theater that can give you the biggest buzz of all (Theater Quotes) And I think in theater, people don’t really focus on the media unless there’s a huge superstar doing a play or something (Theater Quotes) I didn’t go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director (Theater Quotes) I don’t look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That’s really feeding the most important part of working in the theater (Theater Quotes) Producers want to put their music behind revivals but I don’t think that’s a good trend for the theater at all (Theater Quotes) The truth is, for some absurd reason, no one is willing to admit that the interests of the producers and the theater owners are not the same (Theater Quotes) We’ve got to find a way to protect the process of making musical theater (Theater Quotes) What’s missing in the musical theater is producers willing to nurture new work, raise the money and put it on (Theater Quotes) I got successful awfully quick, and I wanted it... But I do think there is responsibility to move the musical theater form forward. I think you always have to be aware of the work that came before and build on that (Theater Quotes) It never occurred to me that I was a leading man until I was 19 years old. I had been acting since I was 10, so that’s nine years and 30 or 40 plays, in school and summer stock, professional theater, too (Theater Quotes) I’d done table reads for my own screenplays, and I always thought they were so much fun. Why couldn’t we do these for other classic screenplays and bring them to life? You can experience live theater, where you get to see plays produced by different directors and different casts, but there’s really nothing like that for movie scripts (Theater Quotes) My main concern is theater, and theater does not reflect or mirror society. It has been stingy and selfish, and it has to do better (Theater Quotes) I see myself as not a typical theater person, but a person who uses the theater as a place to meet people and explore ideas (Theater Quotes) I always loved acting and improv and sketch comedy and theater, which I did at a local youth theater (Theater Quotes) It’s one of the functions of the theater to shock and titillate and appall, apart from entertain and delight (Theater Quotes) I had always done theater in extracurricular ways. I’d never been a drama major (Theater Quotes) I think that sometimes in theater, I don’t prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals (Theater Quotes)

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