For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.
I've always said I prefer theater, but there's only ever been one play that I really loved doing, and that was The Seagull.
True tragedy may be defined as a dramatic work in which the outward failure of the principal personage is compensated for by the dignity and greatness of his character.
We just had to stay out-of-the-way [in Fences]. [August Wilson] already wrote a masterpiece. And you really don't know how it's going to work until you get it in front of an audience.
All of the actors that have served to me as inspiration over the years have been those more associated with dramatic work who have, in turn, been able to embody their characters and lose themselves in those characters that they create.
Definitely for myself, I find myself gravitating towards dramatic work. In terms of sitcoms, you know, I always tell my agent I don't want to be seen.
Everybody says how hard comedy is, but, when it comes time to honor things, whether it's on a weekly critical basis or whether it's award time, at that time of the year, comedy is the poor, dumb child of dramatic work.
I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself.
After 20 years of doing comedy, I find dramatic work more challenging.
The highest-caliber dramatic work produced for TV - not just in cable but something like 'The Good Wife' at network - is consistently great.
I just happen to like the action-adventure movies. No law that says you can't work in all types of dramatic stuff.
I was never the class clown or anything like that. When I was growing up and doing theatre in Seattle I was always doing very dramatic work. Now I can't get a dramatic role to save my life!
I have a lot more fun making comedies because there's a levity on the set, and I find it difficult to go to work and, you know, cry for 12 hours.
I was really more interested in dramatic work, but I thought, 'Well, I guess I could do comedy.'
As for doing more dramatic work over comedy, I do whatever turns me on at the moment.
Society would be better off if Billy Eichner started getting more dramatic work.
I would like to do 'King Lear.' But I would like to do it in Swedish.
I always thought that Bill Murray was one of the great actors that I've worked with. And I've worked with all kinds of people who are known primarily for their dramatic work.
I came from a very different sort of background and pedigree from the people who were on "The Daily Show". I was an actor. I was sort of - the irony is that I've done as much dramatic work in my career as comedic work and I don't really think of myself as a comedian.
I'm developing some other things in other genres, including one dramatic piece. So, anything's possible.
Most people haven't seen my dramatic work, but I did 10 years of theater before I ever became a comic. I'm just better known for comedy.
It might be thematic work. It might be theatrical. I enjoy that kind of work.
I would love to take a crack at 'Long Day's Journey Into Night.'
I am used to doing dramatic work, but its fun to grab a gun, and go running around, getting beat-up. Its fun to do the action stuff, because it is really physical. There is nothing like getting into a character by getting beaten up physically.
Having a tradition is a great thing to work within, and maybe today [it] is the only way to really land musically dramatic work.
