Michael Ritchie Quotes

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

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 just remember watching my first theater class, and I was like, 'Oh I can get up there,' like I could absolutely get up and do this every day and learn about it.

I studied drama.

I have theatre-training, I love doing theatre, I've done Broadway.

I've worked with some teachers and coaches over the years, but I didn't really study theater or technique or voice or any of that stuff extensively.

What you learn from studying acting is that you have to have the courage to just make strong choices.

They put me in the drama class, and that's the path I've taken.

I never took any theater lessons. So when I started to do movies, I was 14.

I learned more in the rehearsals for 'The Letter' than I have ever dreamed of know in the theater as a critic. If it doesn't make me a better critic, I'm an idiot.

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 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.

The process of doing plays will make you an actor.

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.

The talent that I was blessed with was really for the theater.

I did children's theater when I was younger, and then when I was about 14 I started doing theater in New York City.

I have to say my background was mostly theatre, which I love, and it took a long time to feel comfortable there. That's probably true of anyone's career.

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

Do as much theatre as you can while you're at school.

I went to drama school.

I know that I want to consistently return to doing plays. That's one of the most important things because I think it's the best place for me to learn how to act.

My mom pushed me to take drama class.

Acting is the way I make my living.

I was a theater dork in high school and did all the plays. My theater teacher in high school, Janet Spahr, was absolutely incredible and mentored me throughout school. She taught me a lot about relying on my instincts.