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Theater Quotes

I did nothing but theater until, I guess, 99. I was all the way through college the first time that I had stepped in front of a camera. And it’s weird; it’s definitely a transition Picture Quote #1

I went to college and studied writing, and I got involved in theater. It’s always been my passion Picture Quote #1

In college, I stopped doing pre-med and went into theater, and then I moved to San Francisco and lived there for five years Picture Quote #1

I’m so scared of doing theater. I’ve got stage fright, although they keep asking me to come back Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing like the energy in a small comedy club room or a small theater when it’s going really well. I can see everybody’s face practically in the whole room. There’s no cameras in the way, and it’s just me Picture Quote #1

So my humor, I’d say, comes from a mixture of lowbrow comedy shows and highbrow theater. It’s an interesting mix Picture Quote #1

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Everybody grows up with comedy. I mean, Egyptian comedy has a very, very old tradition. Our theater and our movies are just, like, amazing Picture Quote #1

I think musical theater fans - obsessive fans - are very much like Comic Con fans in our personalities. We’re very possessive, and we’re very obsessive, and we’re very critical. So don’t screw with our stuff Picture Quote #1

I can go to a movie theater and watch a movie I was in with an audience... but with television, the opportunity to meet the fans at Comic Con or any other situation, it’s a chance to enter that circle; it’s that sharing Picture Quote #1

I first got into acting when I was 14, coming back from a junior high school basketball game. My mom picked me up and she had been mentioning, prior to that, this community production of ‘Godspell’, a couple towns over. I was reluctant, at first, and she bribed me with some great dinner that was in that town, neighboring the theater Picture Quote #1

Coming from the theater, I love the adrenalin rush from working on ‘NCIS.’ You get home and you’re exhausted, but you feel like you’ve really worked Picture Quote #1

A certain rough-around-the-edges improvisational looseness - a sense of something coming together before your eyes, or not quite - may be one of the things that distinguishes performance art from theater Picture Quote #1

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I think one of the things that makes theater special is first of all, it’s one of the last places you put your phone away. And second of all, it’s one of the last places where we all have a common experience together Picture Quote #1

I love singing! I was a musical theater girl in high school. We were always singing and dancing around, and just doing little community theaters and high school musicals. Then, when I got to NYU, I focused more on drama Picture Quote #1

I worked at a movie theater in Tempe, Arizona, when I went to community college there. And I got fired because a sorority had rented out a theater to watch ‘Titanic,’ and they were being really rude to me while they were waiting for the movie. So as I tore their tickets, I told them the end of the movie Picture Quote #1

I think theater communities in cities can form really strong foundations Picture Quote #1

When I was a carpenter, I built sets for small storefront Chicago companies. Like, I built sets for friends of mine at The House Theater Picture Quote #1

I started in theater. I did theater professionally for seven years with my company before I started doing ‘Friends.’ I was waiting tables and doing theater Picture Quote #1

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I have a company in the U.K., a performance-capture studio. We’re looking to push the boundaries of performance-capture technology in film and video games, but also in live theater, using real-time performance capture with actors onstage, and combining that with holographic imagery Picture Quote #1

A lot of people I went to college with felt like they wanted to pursue theater exclusively, so I don’t think that I really was in competition with people that I went to school with Picture Quote #1

I competitively ice skate, and I also dance, and I do a lot of theater, which also involves a lot, a lot of physicality, because you have to do a lot of fast changes Picture Quote #1

I have a complicated relationship with the horror genre. I love it; I loved it as a kid growing up, and I watched Chiller Theater in New York. So I loved it, but then you do feel if you do it too much, you’re stuck there Picture Quote #1

Wayne of Gotham’ is very much a father-and-son exploration. We’ve always seen Thomas Wayne through the years as this figure carved in marble; this perfect man. The only thing we really know about is that he died in that alley outside of a theater. But every son has to confront the reality of his father at some point in his life Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to make a living in this business. Unions aren’t as strong as they used to be. For a journeyman actor - someone who doesn’t have a famous name but has consistent work in theater or film or TV - it has become harder to get through, harder to raise a family Picture Quote #1

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I’ve never had any feeling of disconnection between the classical theater, or the contemporary theater, or musical theater, or the thing that we call opera Picture Quote #1

I used to do lots of independent films and for a while I was very content living in New York City and doing independent movies and off-Broadway theater. I loved it, I had a really good time doing that, and I worked on a lot of projects that are very dear to my heart, both plays and films Picture Quote #1

I love making people laugh. It’s an addiction and it’s probably dysfunctional, but I am addicted to it and there’s no greater pleasure for me than sitting in a theater and feeling a lot of people losing control of themselves Picture Quote #1

In theater, you are there, you have a character, you have a play, you have a light, you have a set, you have an audience, and you’re in control, and every night is different depending on you and the relationship with the other actors. It’s as simple as that Picture Quote #1

For me to want to be an actor was an improbable idea. I wasn’t beautiful or pretty in any conventional way. I wasn’t an ingenue at 22. But I was always certain of it and certain of its power. I felt the power when I went to the theater at 9, 10, 12 and 14 Picture Quote #1

I definitely wasn’t cool in high school. I really wasn’t. I did belong to many of the clubs and was in leadership on yearbook and did the musical theater route, so I had friends in all areas. But I certainly did not know what to wear, did not know how to do my hair, all those things Picture Quote #1

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I did nothing but theater until, I guess, 99. I was all the way through college the first time that I had stepped in front of a camera. And it’s weird; it’s definitely a transition. (Theater Quotes) I went to college and studied writing, and I got involved in theater. It’s always been my passion. (Theater Quotes) In college, I stopped doing pre-med and went into theater, and then I moved to San Francisco and lived there for five years. (Theater Quotes) I’m so scared of doing theater. I’ve got stage fright, although they keep asking me to come back. (Theater Quotes) There’s nothing like the energy in a small comedy club room or a small theater when it’s going really well. I can see everybody’s face practically in the whole room. There’s no cameras in the way, and it’s just me. (Theater Quotes) So my humor, I’d say, comes from a mixture of lowbrow comedy shows and highbrow theater. It’s an interesting mix. (Theater Quotes) Everybody grows up with comedy. I mean, Egyptian comedy has a very, very old tradition. Our theater and our movies are just, like, amazing. (Theater Quotes) I think musical theater fans - obsessive fans - are very much like Comic Con fans in our personalities. We’re very possessive, and we’re very obsessive, and we’re very critical. So don’t screw with our stuff. (Theater Quotes) I can go to a movie theater and watch a movie I was in with an audience... but with television, the opportunity to meet the fans at Comic Con or any other situation, it’s a chance to enter that circle; it’s that sharing. (Theater Quotes) I first got into acting when I was 14, coming back from a junior high school basketball game. My mom picked me up and she had been mentioning, prior to that, this community production of ‘Godspell’, a couple towns over. I was reluctant, at first, and she bribed me with some great dinner that was in that town, neighboring the theater. (Theater Quotes) Coming from the theater, I love the adrenalin rush from working on ‘NCIS.’ You get home and you’re exhausted, but you feel like you’ve really worked. (Theater Quotes) A certain rough-around-the-edges improvisational looseness - a sense of something coming together before your eyes, or not quite - may be one of the things that distinguishes performance art from theater. (Theater Quotes) I think one of the things that makes theater special is first of all, it’s one of the last places you put your phone away. And second of all, it’s one of the last places where we all have a common experience together. (Theater Quotes) I love singing! I was a musical theater girl in high school. We were always singing and dancing around, and just doing little community theaters and high school musicals. Then, when I got to NYU, I focused more on drama. (Theater Quotes) I worked at a movie theater in Tempe, Arizona, when I went to community college there. And I got fired because a sorority had rented out a theater to watch ‘Titanic,’ and they were being really rude to me while they were waiting for the movie. So as I tore their tickets, I told them the end of the movie. (Theater Quotes) I think theater communities in cities can form really strong foundations (Theater Quotes) When I was a carpenter, I built sets for small storefront Chicago companies. Like, I built sets for friends of mine at The House Theater. (Theater Quotes) I started in theater. I did theater professionally for seven years with my company before I started doing ‘Friends.’ I was waiting tables and doing theater. (Theater Quotes) I have a company in the U.K., a performance-capture studio. We’re looking to push the boundaries of performance-capture technology in film and video games, but also in live theater, using real-time performance capture with actors onstage, and combining that with holographic imagery. (Theater Quotes) A lot of people I went to college with felt like they wanted to pursue theater exclusively, so I don’t think that I really was in competition with people that I went to school with. (Theater Quotes) I competitively ice skate, and I also dance, and I do a lot of theater, which also involves a lot, a lot of physicality, because you have to do a lot of fast changes. (Theater Quotes) I have a complicated relationship with the horror genre. I love it; I loved it as a kid growing up, and I watched Chiller Theater in New York. So I loved it, but then you do feel if you do it too much, you’re stuck there. (Theater Quotes) Wayne of Gotham’ is very much a father-and-son exploration. We’ve always seen Thomas Wayne through the years as this figure carved in marble; this perfect man. The only thing we really know about is that he died in that alley outside of a theater. But every son has to confront the reality of his father at some point in his life. (Theater Quotes) It’s hard to make a living in this business. Unions aren’t as strong as they used to be. For a journeyman actor - someone who doesn’t have a famous name but has consistent work in theater or film or TV - it has become harder to get through, harder to raise a family. (Theater Quotes) I’ve never had any feeling of disconnection between the classical theater, or the contemporary theater, or musical theater, or the thing that we call opera. (Theater Quotes) I used to do lots of independent films and for a while I was very content living in New York City and doing independent movies and off-Broadway theater. I loved it, I had a really good time doing that, and I worked on a lot of projects that are very dear to my heart, both plays and films. (Theater Quotes) I love making people laugh. It’s an addiction and it’s probably dysfunctional, but I am addicted to it and there’s no greater pleasure for me than sitting in a theater and feeling a lot of people losing control of themselves. (Theater Quotes) In theater, you are there, you have a character, you have a play, you have a light, you have a set, you have an audience, and you’re in control, and every night is different depending on you and the relationship with the other actors. It’s as simple as that. (Theater Quotes) For me to want to be an actor was an improbable idea. I wasn’t beautiful or pretty in any conventional way. I wasn’t an ingenue at 22. But I was always certain of it and certain of its power. I felt the power when I went to the theater at 9, 10, 12 and 14. (Theater Quotes) I definitely wasn’t cool in high school. I really wasn’t. I did belong to many of the clubs and was in leadership on yearbook and did the musical theater route, so I had friends in all areas. But I certainly did not know what to wear, did not know how to do my hair, all those things. (Theater Quotes)

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