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Theatre Quotes

Once you get into your stride, the camera becomes like another person in the room. It’s like being in a very small theatre where there is no getting away with anything because the audience is centimetres away from you Picture Quote #1

I started elocution lessons because I was being teased, and I had a brilliant drama teacher. At the age of 14, I appeared at the National Theatre in ‘The Crucible.’ Picture Quote #1

When I was 16, I played Tallulah in ‘Bugsy Malone’ at the Queen’s Theatre. Me and five others shared a flat together in Blackheath. It was brilliant being 16 and living in London with my mates Picture Quote #1

I want to be engaged and moved by theatre, there’s nothing more disappointing than being left cold. After ‘The Author,’ I felt wrung out emotionally, like a used tissue Picture Quote #1

Collaboration to me is... my favorite collaboration in the theatre is the collaboration between the actors and the audience because it’s just that thing that happens when the only thing left that is left on the human scale is that human beings come to look at other human beings act out stories Picture Quote #1

In my 20s, I was a monk. I was obsessed with theatre, not being famous, not with television. I was 20 years on the stage before I set foot in front of a camera Picture Quote #1

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All theatre, by virtue of its being a cultural construct and therefore ideologically inscribed, is political Picture Quote #1

Putting TV stars in plays just to get people in is wrong. You have to have the right people in the right parts. Stunt casting and being gimmicky does the theatre a great disservice. You have to lure people by getting them excited about a theatrical experience Picture Quote #1

Now, drama is quite useful at helping us to understand what our position is and, conversely, we might then understand why our theatre is being destroyed Picture Quote #1

Years ago, there was a variety theatre in every British town, and people paid to go down and see it. Comedy was the main part of the theatre, and comedians earned a living by being funny. Now you have comedy in television instead. Comedians now have to be funny within a play Picture Quote #1

I’m not being offered a constant stream of wonderful parts with wonderful directors that would keep me away from the theatre. When they turn up, I do them Picture Quote #1

I left school with no qualifications, but I was doing theatre and film work and thought that was the best thing since sliced bread Picture Quote #1

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I like going into a school matinee. I like to be behind the stage because there’s a spy-hole and what you see is the best moment in all theatre Picture Quote #1

People ask me if I ever feel outside the Hollywood loop, and I never do, because both of us do a lot of theatre, so it’s great for New York and it’s also half-way between Europe and the west coast, so it’s the best of both worlds Picture Quote #1

I don’t rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me that the best performance was often left in a rehearsal room Picture Quote #1

There are so many huge roles in the theatre: if you’ve got the option to play Hedda Gabler on stage, why wouldn’t you choose that over a three-line part in a Hollywood film as somebody’s maid or somebody’s wife or somebody’s best friend? 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

Working on a film, you don’t get time to develop rivalries, but the theatre is like a little village, and the differences between me, Lionel and Georgia grew Picture Quote #1

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Look at a football field. It looks like a big movie screen. This is theatre. Football combines the strategy of chess. It’s part ballet. It’s part battleground, part playground. We clarify, amplify and glorify the game with our footage, the narration and that music, and in the end create an inspirational piece of footage Picture Quote #1

Whenever I get a good script, I don’t care whether it’s telly or theatre or big screen - I’m not bothered Picture Quote #1

I saw Cate Blanchett in ‘Big and Small,’ and it was mind-blowing. The fact that she can do theatre and is also a huge movie star is really exciting Picture Quote #1

I am essentially someone who comes from the theatre. I love the theatre. Unfortunately, theatre doesn’t pay the bills. Only in theatre abroad, I get a wage Picture Quote #1

When I started out, I wanted to be Billy Joel. The plan was to be a singer-songwriter of that ilk, and, then, I got waylaid - that’s probably an unfair way to say it - from being a rock star by the musical theatre stuff, which I love doing Picture Quote #1

You wouldn’t tolerate an underperforming surgeon in an operating theatre, or a underperforming midwife at your child’s birth. Why is it that we tolerate underperforming teachers in the classroom? Picture Quote #1

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A theatre is not a blank page for editorial, it is not a soapbox or a Tannoy system: it is a conscience that wakes with what is happening in the space, and wakes further still in response to what people are making of it Picture Quote #1

I used to do a Saturday drama group called Young Blood Theatre Company with school-friends in west London - nothing to do with my mum and dad. A casting director came to pick people out for a new BBC children’s series called ‘MI High.’ She picked me, I auditioned, and I got the job Picture Quote #1

I don’t think it’s the job of theatre at the moment to provide political propaganda; that would be simplistic. We have to explore our situation further before we will understand it Picture Quote #1

I know one thing - if I didn’t have TV and theatre and radio, the world would be a much more boring place Picture Quote #1

I was very fortunate that a teacher saw that I read a lot and got bored very easily and had a lot of energy, so she said, ‘You’ve got to go to this youth theater.’ I joined Manchester Youth Theatre when I was really young, and I just loved putting on and being involved in plays and telling stories Picture Quote #1

There is a whole bunch of great British actors of my age who aren’t film stars or theatre actors; they’re very much both Picture Quote #1

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Once you get into your stride, the camera becomes like another person in the room. It’s like being in a very small theatre where there is no getting away with anything because the audience is centimetres away from you. (Theatre Quotes) I started elocution lessons because I was being teased, and I had a brilliant drama teacher. At the age of 14, I appeared at the National Theatre in ‘The Crucible.’ (Theatre Quotes) When I was 16, I played Tallulah in ‘Bugsy Malone’ at the Queen’s Theatre. Me and five others shared a flat together in Blackheath. It was brilliant being 16 and living in London with my mates. (Theatre Quotes) I want to be engaged and moved by theatre, there’s nothing more disappointing than being left cold. After ‘The Author,’ I felt wrung out emotionally, like a used tissue. (Theatre Quotes) Collaboration to me is... my favorite collaboration in the theatre is the collaboration between the actors and the audience because it’s just that thing that happens when the only thing left that is left on the human scale is that human beings come to look at other human beings act out stories. (Theatre Quotes) In my 20s, I was a monk. I was obsessed with theatre, not being famous, not with television. I was 20 years on the stage before I set foot in front of a camera. (Theatre Quotes) All theatre, by virtue of its being a cultural construct and therefore ideologically inscribed, is political. (Theatre Quotes) Putting TV stars in plays just to get people in is wrong. You have to have the right people in the right parts. Stunt casting and being gimmicky does the theatre a great disservice. You have to lure people by getting them excited about a theatrical experience. (Theatre Quotes) Now, drama is quite useful at helping us to understand what our position is and, conversely, we might then understand why our theatre is being destroyed. (Theatre Quotes) Years ago, there was a variety theatre in every British town, and people paid to go down and see it. Comedy was the main part of the theatre, and comedians earned a living by being funny. Now you have comedy in television instead. Comedians now have to be funny within a play. (Theatre Quotes) I’m not being offered a constant stream of wonderful parts with wonderful directors that would keep me away from the theatre. When they turn up, I do them. (Theatre Quotes) I left school with no qualifications, but I was doing theatre and film work and thought that was the best thing since sliced bread. (Theatre Quotes) I like going into a school matinee. I like to be behind the stage because there’s a spy-hole and what you see is the best moment in all theatre. (Theatre Quotes) People ask me if I ever feel outside the Hollywood loop, and I never do, because both of us do a lot of theatre, so it’s great for New York and it’s also half-way between Europe and the west coast, so it’s the best of both worlds. (Theatre Quotes) I don’t rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me that the best performance was often left in a rehearsal room. (Theatre Quotes) There are so many huge roles in the theatre: if you’ve got the option to play Hedda Gabler on stage, why wouldn’t you choose that over a three-line part in a Hollywood film as somebody’s maid or somebody’s wife or somebody’s best friend? (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) Working on a film, you don’t get time to develop rivalries, but the theatre is like a little village, and the differences between me, Lionel and Georgia grew. (Theatre Quotes) Look at a football field. It looks like a big movie screen. This is theatre. Football combines the strategy of chess. It’s part ballet. It’s part battleground, part playground. We clarify, amplify and glorify the game with our footage, the narration and that music, and in the end create an inspirational piece of footage. (Theatre Quotes) Whenever I get a good script, I don’t care whether it’s telly or theatre or big screen - I’m not bothered. (Theatre Quotes) I saw Cate Blanchett in ‘Big and Small,’ and it was mind-blowing. The fact that she can do theatre and is also a huge movie star is really exciting. (Theatre Quotes) I am essentially someone who comes from the theatre. I love the theatre. Unfortunately, theatre doesn’t pay the bills. Only in theatre abroad, I get a wage. (Theatre Quotes) When I started out, I wanted to be Billy Joel. The plan was to be a singer-songwriter of that ilk, and, then, I got waylaid - that’s probably an unfair way to say it - from being a rock star by the musical theatre stuff, which I love doing. (Theatre Quotes) You wouldn’t tolerate an underperforming surgeon in an operating theatre, or a underperforming midwife at your child’s birth. Why is it that we tolerate underperforming teachers in the classroom? (Theatre Quotes) A theatre is not a blank page for editorial, it is not a soapbox or a Tannoy system: it is a conscience that wakes with what is happening in the space, and wakes further still in response to what people are making of it. (Theatre Quotes) I used to do a Saturday drama group called Young Blood Theatre Company with school-friends in west London - nothing to do with my mum and dad. A casting director came to pick people out for a new BBC children’s series called ‘MI High.’ She picked me, I auditioned, and I got the job. (Theatre Quotes) I don’t think it’s the job of theatre at the moment to provide political propaganda; that would be simplistic. We have to explore our situation further before we will understand it. (Theatre Quotes) I know one thing - if I didn’t have TV and theatre and radio, the world would be a much more boring place. (Theatre Quotes) I was very fortunate that a teacher saw that I read a lot and got bored very easily and had a lot of energy, so she said, ‘You’ve got to go to this youth theater.’ I joined Manchester Youth Theatre when I was really young, and I just loved putting on and being involved in plays and telling stories. (Theatre Quotes) There is a whole bunch of great British actors of my age who aren’t film stars or theatre actors; they’re very much both. (Theatre Quotes)

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