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- Nov 07, 2020
Theatre Quotes
On the stage, the craft, and the crowd.
Several of these come from performers describing theatre as where they started - repertory work that builds pressure tolerance, or early years doing puppet and mime theatre for competitions. Related: Acting.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Drama
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started in theatre; the first bit of drama I did was amateur dramatics, up until I was 19. Then the TV and film opportunities came along, but now I was just ready to come back.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love going to see the theatre whether it's a Broadway play or a Russian ballet company.
- Partner
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- Nov 07, 2020
Amy Rapp, my producing partner, and I are drawn to character-driven material. We're developing and producing movies and TV, fiction and non-fiction, studio and independent, broadcast and cable, theatre, and web so our slate is really diverse.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I directed before I was even in television; I directed in the theatre for seven years, so that was my trade anyway. But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director.
- Nov 07, 2020
Actually, my favourite roles have been in theatre, but on TV, my faves were Slap Maxwell and Larry Sanders.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents were brought up in families which believed theatre people weren't to be trusted. But they were nice people.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd auditioned for the National Youth Theatre and I didn't get a place and it was terrifying.
- Nov 07, 2020
I fell into the theatre because I felt I was doing it well, and I stuck to it for the same reason.
- Machine
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- Nov 07, 2020
The publicity machine for films and television is so much bigger than for theatre.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
The invention of gas and electric heaters has not meant the end of fireplaces. Printing did not end penmanship, television did not kill radio, movies did not kill theatre, and home videos did not kill movie theaters, although all these things were falsely predicted.
- Playwright
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- Nov 07, 2020