Brenda Blethyn Quotes

I remember seeing 'Hairspray' when I was 15, and it is such a luxury to be able to see a Broadway show, and it is so hard to do if you don't live in New York - plus, it can be expensive to go to the theatre all the time, too.

As much as the mystery element is all a lot of fun, when you do go to 'Edwin Drood,' you're going to a theatre to see a show about going to a theatre and what that relationship between actors and audiences has been for years.

I'm not particularly precious about the theatrical experience any more.

I'd like more kids to go and see theatre because it really is amazing.

Theatre is one of those things that children will love if they're helped to get there to see it. No child will find his or her own way to the theatre.

I don't enjoy the theatre. I don't go. Don't like going in the back door or the front.

I came to theatre as a teenager by going to the National Theatre when it was at the Old Vic and sitting on padded seats in the gallery for 15 pence, which was the price of a bus fare.

The theatre fulfills, whereas the cinema is empty.

I love theatre. It's far more satisfying than film. Sometimes there's a collective sigh from the audience, or it's so quiet you can hear a pin drop. I couldn't believe how easy acting was when there's an audience; after a few previews I almost couldn't do it without one.

I really hope for more Broadway. I didn't think I was going to love it this much. I would love to stay here.

I've always loved going to see Broadway shows. I've seen 'em all: Rent, Chorus Line, Cats, West Side Story, Guys & Dolls, Wicked, you name it!

Theatre outings are my favourite thing to spend money on. The most influential play I saw was 'Bent,' which starred Ian McKellen. And I loved the original performance of 'The Rocky Horror Show,' with Richard O'Brien and Tim Curry at the Royal Court, when I was about 15.

I don't want the kind of theater that I love and grew up seeing to die out.

I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different.

I always say to my Twitter followers to come to the stage door and meet me. What I love about being in the theatre, rather than filming, is that you meet your audience.

I used to drive up from theatre in Michigan to Stratford, Ontario to watch every show. I idolized the actors from Stratford. I was very influenced by them because they would come down and work at my theatre and get time on their American Equity union cards.

So many people have told me that 'Wicked' is their first musical ever and that they're hooked for life. I'm like, 'Wow, you really got it right when you picked this show to be your first one.'

I feel like I've been marinated in Australian theatre.

Good plays drive bad playgoers crazy.

I don't love the theatre. I'm just not one of them.

It's nice to get the feedback from a theater audience. It's a gas.

With improv or a full length play - you know how you go to a theater, and after 10 minutes you say, 'Oh, I don't like this thing,' but you don't want to get up and leave? At a sketch show, it's always something new every few minutes.

In theatre there is a certain discipline that you have to follow, and you have to be experienced to be performing in front of a live audience. It is satisfying to me.

Both my parents have done considerable work in theatre and I have grown up with that culture, but I still felt that I needed formal training.

I saw 'Hairspray' in New York and had one of the best nights I've ever had in the theatre.