Colin Donnell Quotes

I like to act. Every other aspect of show business I find uninteresting.

I feel a lot more comfortable on stage in the theatre. It just reminds me of being a kid and doing pantomimes.

In live stage, the actor lives.

I grew up doing stage work as a child and as a teenager, so the stage is my home where I feel most comfortable.

When I'm onstage, I'm acting.

I did a lot of theatre.

I did as much theater as I could. I worked at a theme park and a Bible theater and a community theater.

I started when I was really young. I did a lot of local theatre. I always enjoyed it.

Theatre is where my passion lies - I just love it. I love watching it, and I love doing it.

So I find the fascination, the love, the incredible skill and everything to do with acting, writing plays, and doing them, just darling. Lovely. I love actors.

In my first year at drama school, I did this kids' show called 'Let's See.'

My first lead role was a stage play called 'A Kestrel for a Knave'. I was 11.

Roles make the actor.

Acting in a stage play is like working the evening shift in an office.

In theater, you have a rehearsal period and you know just who to be.

I played Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz.' That was my first role on stage.

I ran spotlight. Swept up. Did box office. Ran the lighting board. But acting was the most fun.

The difference with doing a play is that you are in control. In film you are in the hands of the director and the editor and the producer.

When playing a role, I would feel more comfortable, as you're given a prescribed way of behaving. So, both Facebook and theatre provide contrived settings that provide the illusion of social interaction.

When I started drama school, theatre was the main draw. I never had any movie star notions. Not that there were family ties to the theatre, either.

I started acting because I enjoyed school plays.

The first time I ever did a play, in junior high school, I said to myself, 'Hey, people like me doing this. I'm making them laugh.'

I love doing theater. That's where my home is.

The stage is my first love.

I grew up in the theater. I began my career at 3. That was the first time I stepped onto a provisional stage.