Kevin Durand Quotes

I've never been onstage in my life.

I love New York. I'm working on Broadway, and it's a great way for me to get my feet wet in acting and a great way to season yourself as a performer.

I would absolutely recommend for actors to start in the theater because it establishes a foundation in your craft that you can build off of.

I began acting on stage when I was 7 years old. My first role was as Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' at Chicago's Center on Deafness in Northbrook, Illinois.

I'd say that, first and foremost, I'm a performer; I started performing when I was four years old, and being on stage from a young age set me up.

But I think what made me go into theater was seeing my mother onstage. The first thing she did was Mrs. Frank in 'The Diary of Anne Frank.' The second thing she did was a play about Freud called 'The Far Country.' She played a paralyzed woman in Vienna who goes to see Freud.

I loved being on stage. I was in elementary school when I started, so I couldn't say that it was about the building of characters.

I love being funny! I started in the theater when I was 9 and, believe it or not, always played the funny part!

In high school, my first thing ever was I played Tony in 'West Side Story' when I was about 17. I was a really shy kid, and I just, like, forced myself to learn how to sing this one month because I loved 'West Side Story' so much, and I somehow managed to get the role.

I think my advice to other actors would be to get in classes. Get out in front of people. Put up scenes in front of your peers.

I started off on stage because it was the only work I could get. I haven't been back for 11 years. I think any stage experience is good experience, as far as being an actor is concerned.

I have been doing acting my whole life. I did plays in high school. I take it pretty seriously. I used to do a lot of Shakespeare and Shakespearean festivals and monologues.

I consider that my best performance ever was as Peer Gynt.

If actors could actually make a living doing theater, that would be my first choice. Sitcoms are the closest thing to being onstage in front of an audience.

I played Li'l Abner and Batman in school plays; I wanted to be an actor to play all these different characters.

It's easy to think you can get discovered on the street, but I developed my chops on the stage - four years of theater in high school, and then another four in college.

I enjoy working on stage. Having relationships with the audiences and question and answer sessions afterwards. I enjoy that.

I was constantly on stage in school, and even while I was pursuing my MBA, I knew that I wanted to eventually become an actor.

My first couple shows, I figured I should be playing the guitar and singing. That felt weird, but I got good at it pretty quick, and I learned my songs and how to play them.

We spent night after night out there learning the art of entertaining a crowd.

I went to college and stage school, and thought about acting, but... I just don't like actors very much! They're not as fun as musicians.

I am forever grateful that I got some training in the theater - it reduces performance anxiety.

Acting became my best friend. When I auditioned to get into college, the teacher said you belong here, Mr. Klugman, and to hear that word belong - I never belonged anywhere before - and suddenly I belonged in acting and it was so comfortable and I loved it.

I'm interested in doing some acting in the future, but it's a distant second to stand up.

I know people think that acting is not quite the occupation of grown-ups, but it is actually the ultimate learning process: You get a multitude of experiences, all for the price of one life.