Theater Quotes

It's way beyond ironic that a place called the Holy Land is the location of the fiercest, most deeply felt hatred in the world. And it makes for wonderful theater.

I worked with the Groundlings, doing sketch comedy and improv at a theater here in L.A. It was my hobby, but I took classes and stayed passionate about it because it's what I wanted to do. It just fit. It takes a while before you can actually make money at it. I worked for years.

I was one of those people who watched and videotaped the Tonys every year and kept a highlight reel every year. I saw every Broadway show as a kid.

Son, give 'em a good show, and always travel first class.

The people never endeavor to ridicule those they love and esteem, nor will they suffer them to be ridiculed. If any one attempts it, their ridicule returns upon the author; he makes himself only the object of public hatred and contempt.

Every time I go to the theater, there's something about the atmosphere, seeing something unfold live in front of an audience, that you can't get out of your system.

In public, as well as private life, the only way to prevent being ridiculed or censured, is to avoid all ridiculous or wicked measures, and to pursue such only as are virtuous and worthy. If any man thinks he has been ridiculed, upon any of our public theatres, let him examine his actions he will find the cause, let him alter his conduct he will find a remedy

Watching Bernadette Peters perform is like an acting class. She's amazing.

Broadway was weird.

I thought the plays would speak for themselves. But they didn't.

Somewhere during the 'Next to Normal' Broadway run, I found myself learning more about myself onstage than in real life, and I truly realized the beautiful, tremendous, extraordinary gift that is performing.

I wanted to be on Broadway, but in musical comedy.

I began coming to Paris in the 1960s when I was told audiences here liked my work. More than 20 of my plays have been produced in Paris, and several have had long runs and have returned in revivals.

Is everybody in?... Is everybody in?... Is everybody in? The ceremony is about to begin... The program for this evening is not new. You've seen this entertainment through and through. You've seen your birth, your life and death. You might recall all the rest. Did you have a good world when you died? Enough to base a movie on?

Every actor tries to come to Broadway be it Richard Burton, Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor or Shirley McClain.

I started out doing musicals.

One of the most incredible and important things about the theater is that we're creating a safe space for all feelings, but especially, ugly feelings.

When I was a kid, I didn't know how I got into acting.

I grew up in Northern California, and theater is all there was. I didn't know how to go about starting a career when I was 10.

[Politics in America is:] A chess tournament disguised as a circus.

I do readings at the public library. I just did a benefit scene night for my old acting teacher.

People go to musicals because they want to hear some really good songs.

After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo.

Then I became interested in drama, and almost by accident, I drifted into film.

When I did Inherit the Wind, I learned about teaching school. I also found out what a fundamentalist was.