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Theatre Quotes

I don’t think it’s the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions of yourself as you leave the theatre Picture Quote #1

Artistic ambition is important. And it seems it would be a great time to do some theatre, like a new extreme Picture Quote #1

If I’m in theatre, cinema doesn’t even cross my mind. Similarly when I’m making a film, theatre doesn’t cross my mind Picture Quote #1

From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started opening up Picture Quote #1

I think I’m a better actress for having friends and interests outside the theatre. I wouldn’t want to live my life surrounded by other actors all the time Picture Quote #1

I come out of repertory theatre so I’ve been working under pressure my whole career Picture Quote #1

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One of my beliefs is that there are certain institutions within a community which stand for the spirit and heart of that community, there’s the church, the local football team, the local pub and the theatre Picture Quote #1

Unless the theatre can ennoble you, make you a better person, you should flee from it Picture Quote #1

For seven years I did very little theatre, and I have to make up some time Picture Quote #1

I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there’s not always a connection between the actors. They may be technically proficient, but they’re not surprising each other. I’m thrilled by actors who make choices that are surprising Picture Quote #1

I do still like television very much, but the theatre does really have something special about it Picture Quote #1

I’d like to do some more classical work if I do some more theatre Picture Quote #1

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I’ve never been a puppeteer, I conceive and I write and I design and I direct. And not just puppets. I direct actors, I direct dancers, I direct singers, I direct films. I also direct puppeteers. I’m really a theatre maker, but there’s not a word for that Picture Quote #1

Fifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot of my work was comedy, which I loved doing. It’s harder Picture Quote #1

I’m trying to do the kind of projects that I want to see in the theatre Picture Quote #1

When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I like trying to give pleasure to people Picture Quote #1

I got into theatre very early, so yes I was surrounded by gay people quite early and frequently Picture Quote #1

I always wanted to go into film. I love film. I loved growing up in the theatre, but I always wanted to do film all along. But, I still pursue music separately Picture Quote #1

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I used to go with my parents and loved it, I was in school plays, and I started reading plays before I started reading novels. I’ll defend it to the hilt. When theatre is good it is fabulous Picture Quote #1

A good drama critic is one who perceives what is happening in the theatre of his time. A great drama critic also perceives what is not happening Picture Quote #1

I did a little theatre work after that and the following year I got another part in a television series. Then it was almost to the end of the year before I got more work. That was coming to terms with the reality of the vocation I had chosen Picture Quote #1

On the one hand, young theatre directors were coming to television theatre, because they wanted to get closer to the cinema, despite having studied and worked for the theatre Picture Quote #1

Television theatre, as is implied in its name, should rely on adaptations of scripts written for the theatre Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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It’s a whole different kind of anxiety. But the great thing about doing a theatre job is that once the ball starts rolling you just have to go with it, it’s inexorable Picture Quote #1

I knew nothing about film at all. I suppose the biggest surprise is all these things. In the theatre we sort of do, I might do two or three key interviews and that would be it Picture Quote #1

Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn’t realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer Picture Quote #1

Charity in the theatre usually begins and ends with people who have a play opening the week following one’s own. Their unlikely benevolence is not so much a purity of heart as the knowledge that they face a firing line with rifles aimed in exactly the same direction Picture Quote #1

The theatre breeds its own kind of cruelty, and its sadism takes on a keener edge since it can be enjoyed under the innocent guise of critical judgment Picture Quote #1

I had learned to have a perfect nausea for the theatre: the continual repetition of the same words and the same gestures, night after night, and the caprices, the way of looking at life, and the entire rigmarole disgusted me Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think it’s the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions of yourself as you leave the theatre (Theatre Quotes) Artistic ambition is important. And it seems it would be a great time to do some theatre, like a new extreme (Theatre Quotes) If I’m in theatre, cinema doesn’t even cross my mind. Similarly when I’m making a film, theatre doesn’t cross my mind (Theatre Quotes) From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started opening up (Theatre Quotes) I think I’m a better actress for having friends and interests outside the theatre. I wouldn’t want to live my life surrounded by other actors all the time (Theatre Quotes) I come out of repertory theatre so I’ve been working under pressure my whole career (Theatre Quotes) One of my beliefs is that there are certain institutions within a community which stand for the spirit and heart of that community, there’s the church, the local football team, the local pub and the theatre (Theatre Quotes) Unless the theatre can ennoble you, make you a better person, you should flee from it (Theatre Quotes) For seven years I did very little theatre, and I have to make up some time (Theatre Quotes) I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there’s not always a connection between the actors. They may be technically proficient, but they’re not surprising each other. I’m thrilled by actors who make choices that are surprising (Theatre Quotes) I do still like television very much, but the theatre does really have something special about it (Theatre Quotes) I’d like to do some more classical work if I do some more theatre (Theatre Quotes) I’ve never been a puppeteer, I conceive and I write and I design and I direct. And not just puppets. I direct actors, I direct dancers, I direct singers, I direct films. I also direct puppeteers. I’m really a theatre maker, but there’s not a word for that (Theatre Quotes) Fifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot of my work was comedy, which I loved doing. It’s harder (Theatre Quotes) I’m trying to do the kind of projects that I want to see in the theatre (Theatre Quotes) When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I like trying to give pleasure to people (Theatre Quotes) I got into theatre very early, so yes I was surrounded by gay people quite early and frequently (Theatre Quotes) I always wanted to go into film. I love film. I loved growing up in the theatre, but I always wanted to do film all along. But, I still pursue music separately (Theatre Quotes) I used to go with my parents and loved it, I was in school plays, and I started reading plays before I started reading novels. I’ll defend it to the hilt. When theatre is good it is fabulous (Theatre Quotes) A good drama critic is one who perceives what is happening in the theatre of his time. A great drama critic also perceives what is not happening (Theatre Quotes) I did a little theatre work after that and the following year I got another part in a television series. Then it was almost to the end of the year before I got more work. That was coming to terms with the reality of the vocation I had chosen (Theatre Quotes) On the one hand, young theatre directors were coming to television theatre, because they wanted to get closer to the cinema, despite having studied and worked for the theatre (Theatre Quotes) Television theatre, as is implied in its name, should rely on adaptations of scripts written for the theatre (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 (Theatre Quotes) It’s a whole different kind of anxiety. But the great thing about doing a theatre job is that once the ball starts rolling you just have to go with it, it’s inexorable (Theatre Quotes) I knew nothing about film at all. I suppose the biggest surprise is all these things. In the theatre we sort of do, I might do two or three key interviews and that would be it (Theatre Quotes) Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn’t realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer (Theatre Quotes) Charity in the theatre usually begins and ends with people who have a play opening the week following one’s own. Their unlikely benevolence is not so much a purity of heart as the knowledge that they face a firing line with rifles aimed in exactly the same direction (Theatre Quotes) The theatre breeds its own kind of cruelty, and its sadism takes on a keener edge since it can be enjoyed under the innocent guise of critical judgment (Theatre Quotes) I had learned to have a perfect nausea for the theatre: the continual repetition of the same words and the same gestures, night after night, and the caprices, the way of looking at life, and the entire rigmarole disgusted me (Theatre Quotes)

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