Quotes of: National-theatre Keyword

When I was at youth theatre and drama school, I never thought people would mistake me for a stand-up.

Martin Freeman

Lost In Space fans are going to get organized, because we'll see them showing up in all the theatres.

Mark Goddard

I find that actors who are wanting to pursue tv or films don't seem to have much interest in classical theatre.

Renee O'Connor

My introduction to acting was through theatre, so I actually saw a couple of Broadway shows that made me want to be an actor.

Skylar Astin

For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture.

Sarah Bernhardt

I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment.

Michael Pitt

I like to hang out with my friends, go to the theatre, watch DVDs, read, play with my niece.

Michelle Ryan

I would hate to think of the theatre world without critics. Without them, we'd not have the record of each season.

Marian Seldes

I know what it's like to have a young child at the weekend and feel like there is nothing to see in the movie theatre. Family is so important.

Teri Hatcher

I did theatre all my life and then went into the film world. I then kind of segued into TV land, which is a different experience.

T. J. Thyne

There wasn't anyone in my family who was involved in the theatre. I saw a few amateur plays when I was growing up, but I can't think of anything that happened or anybody in particular who inspired me; it all came from within.

Garry Hynes

I just needed a job. Before being hired as an usher at the CBS Theatre, I didn't even know there was a show business!

David Geffen

I did my New York debut at 21. It was 'On the Town' at the George Gershwin Theatre. New York is my artistic home.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Part of what I enjoy about the theatre and acting is that sense of history.

Liev Schreiber

I loved theatre and film when I was growing up in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. My mum's a reflexologist and my dad's a corporate financier.

Laura Haddock

I knew 'Be Our Guest' would be performed on a set and in costume, but anyone with a history in Theatre In Education will know that can mean anything.

Pippa Evans

Even if the play is great, every day in theatre you have to question everything because the audience is new every day. I love that.

Clotilde Hesme

The great lesson in theatre is that you live the story every night, and that is a wonderful vehicle for getting to the richest places in a performance or investing a character with the richest life.

Celia Weston

I always had a good time in theatre, even when shows don't turn out as well as I'd like.

Harold Prince

I think the only directing I'd be any good at is theatre directing. It's the only thing I can see myself doing.

Martin Freeman

What interests me about life most is people, and the why of the world. That's what theatre looks at: it examines life, and gives it a cohesiveness that life doesn't have.

Helen McCrory