Mani Ratnam Quotes

Characterization is integral to the theatrical experience.

Actors, we like stories, we like storytelling, we love being a part of the story, and if you give us a story that's interesting then we'll want to do it.

As soon as you get two actors in a room and they're locking eyes, they're doing a scene.

Of course, actors look forward to the day when they can do a big courtroom scene.

I love drama. I love to play an arc.

Theatre is the principal job of an actor. An actor's job is to tell a story to someone in a room. TV and film can be great and I really love doing it, but it is a different way of telling a story.

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.

When you see something that is well-written, the actors can get behind it.

I know from teaching that actors want to act. Even the subtlest actors can do a little too much.

Dramatics are what keep you in the seats.

I love theater. I love the idea that you can transform, become somebody else, and look at life with a completely new perspective. I love the idea that people will sit in one room for a couple of hours and listen.

And when I go to see plays, I marvel at how people can do that. I've done it all my life, but I still find it mystical.

Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.

Acting is very immediate.

Everything was magnificent so far, even if I knew my part of dramas.

The role of an actor is to make every character believable.

Acting, it's hit or miss. Make them laugh, make them cry; hopefully they have a little entertainment.

I always start a play by calling the characters A, B, and C.

As an actress, I should be playing my parts with conviction; otherwise, the audience won't be convinced.

Normally, you spend the play convincing people of the world and the characters.

Theater is the most important thing in life for me.

Every actor just wants good writing.

I like a lot of takes. I just go on until the actors get it right.

I see theater as a simple formula. Audience plus players plus story makes the play.

Acting takes so much energy.