Performance Space Quotes

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

Theaters are great. They're designed to sound good, not for basketball.

My solo shows require a sit-down, indoor space.

I don't need a stage to perform. We just need something to stand on.

I'm doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I'll put whatever up there for the visible eye.

I broke up the band in the office in Gerrard Street.

To me, as long as we've known each other, I've always thought Mick's most brilliant thing was that he could work in an area two foot square and give a very exciting performance.

My favorite venues are the 2,000 seat theaters, like the Warfield. If there was a Warfield in every city, I would play it. That's all I would do. I love venues like that.

I played at Room 5 a lot, which is probably the smallest capacity venue in Los Angeles. I begged my friends to come see me.

I love working with a set designer because, in many respects, you meet the set designer before you meet the actors. So it's a chance for me as a director to figure out what I'm thinking and to explore how the space is going to actually be activated.

When I perform, it's very personal. I'm sharing things I like, inviting the audience into my room.

It would have to be connected with performance art somehow, either in the front of the house or the back. I was myopic about this from fourth grade on.

A diva without a venue is a maniac.

To me, the stage is like the free zone. That's what makes it exhilarating. For whatever reason, there's this weird little square where it's kind of a romper room for adults.

One of the reasons why I started creating my solo show is so that I have a place to put all of the accents that I do.

I am constantly asked, 'What's the difference between acting in the theater and acting in film?' The only answer I can give is the space - you adapt to the space. But acting is acting.

I've asked to go back into theaters and smaller venues because to me, in smaller venues I can really demonstrate my commitment to quality. Theaters are great containers for music.

A creative and artistic home is what I've been looking for in the theatre.

I love looking out at 27 semis and being like, every single one of those semi trucks is there to put together my stage.

I've been to Vector Arena, and I've seen it. I've stood in the middle and just appreciated the space, appreciated the volume of the place.

There was something about the Cleveland Play House that was the holiest place - you know, with the ghost light on the stage and the brick. It was just the most beautiful theater in the world.

Part of the work is determining through what instrument you are playing. Actors are physical, olympian storytellers and we should be able to create entire landscapes with nothing.

A room is like a stage. If you see it without lighting, it can be the coldest place in the world.

The Public Theater requires one to be very public, and writing requires one to be very private.

Whether the theater is 1,000 seats or 500 seats or 200 seats, you have to make sure the person in the back of the theater can hear you and understand you. So there's a lot of articulation and a lot of voice in theater that really just isn't necessary when it comes to dealing with the camera.