LaTanya Richardson Quotes

I've always said that theater was where I began, so everything I do now has a bit of my theater background in it. It was my training.

I started working in New York City as an actor and did many plays. I did regional theater, smaller theaters, children's theater.

I have a background in theater. At the time I read 'The Loved Ones' script, I was playing Catherine the Great of Russia onstage. Straight after that, I played Stella in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and Isabella in 'Measure for Measure.'

I gained a great deal from the period during which I worked in theater and I value those things a great deal.

When I first became an actress, I expected to do regional and classical theater; I just love the whole creative process.

My whole background is theater, and theater is to some degree presentational.

I come from a huge theater background. The whole action and stunt world just came as the roles were available.

In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.

I was a drama-class nerd. I did whatever school production we put on.

In school, I was Martha in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' I loved that.

I did theater for 15 years, and I spent a lot of time as an understudy.

That's the great thing about being an actor, you get to try out lots of things for your roles.

I happen to love working in cinema, but the theater is always there... you know, and I would never shut the door on it. Even though it's been quite a bit of time since I've done a play, last one was in New York.

I was a repertory actor, which meant that I did a play every week. I was a different character every week; for a year, I was doing 40 or 50 characters.

There are always leading characters. There are always complex characters; there are very rewarding plays with great directors and tremendous playwrights, yeah. I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of.

I came out of repertory theater, where I worked 50 weeks a year, and I loved working with the people.

As an actor, my background is in the theater and I feel that my strong suit is period work, but I actually didn't do much of it at all, until the last three or four years. I'm loving it!

I never wanted to go longer than five years off the stage. Not necessarily musicals, but just doing a play or something.

My background is in theater. I was a theater major in college.

I didn't come from a traditional background of studying theater and doing Shakespeare.

I trained in theater. And I started in theater with my first two jobs doing stage plays.

I had no training in the theater. I did not study it but just did it.

I love working in the theater.

To me, theater is the mecca; if you really love to act, that's where it's the most fun, by a long shot.

When I was younger and studying acting, I never ever saw myself in the sitcom world; it was drama that really turned me on and still does.