Maggie Siff Quotes

I'm interested in the theater because I'm interested in communication with audiences. Otherwise I would be in concert music.

I have some friends who are actors. I've watched them work. And I would say that of all the arts, acting is the most grueling, thankless. Never apologize for your work.

If I had to pick one form of acting, it would be live theater. That's where I started; that's where I became a man, I think I'm still finishing up that job.

Most actors are very deeply passionate about their line of work. I suppose there are probably people who sell insurance policies that are passionate about it, but I'm thinking the ratio is a little higher for actors. But, I may be wrong.

I absolutely love being on stage. I live and breathe the stage, and nothing makes me happier, but to perform.

I always loved theater and acting in plays and directing, writing little plays and directing friends in plays.

I could never write. I would just be too lonely. What's great about acting is, it's so collaborative.

I love actors, and I'm passionate about the creative process of acting and filmmaking.

Acting takes a degree of mutual trust and respect.

Theater is a really exciting place to return to all the time because it's incredible training for an actor.

I love doing theater so much - being in front of an audience and seeing how a character grows and develops with every performance.

When you're talking about pure form, theater is a wonderful outlet.

Theater is far superior to film in poetry, in abstract poetry.

I think I'll always prefer theater to working in front of the camera. It seems a more distilled form of the craft.

I always try to make sure that I stay connected to theater so I continue to be inspired. Not that I'm not inspired by television.

I think theater is very much my natural home. But the truth is that the older I've got, and the more I've written film and television, I find it incredibly hard to write theater.

I don't think musicals are my thing. I'm not a big fan. Definitely have to get on the stage and do something like a straight play.

At the moment, my trajectory isn't to think about acting. I'm absolutely devoted to The Imaginarium, our projects and directing. And watching and enabling other actors do their thing in our studio is hugely rewarding. I expect at some point I'll probably want to go back on stage and do some theater, because I've not done theater in 10 years.

I think acting is magic. If I tell you all about myself it will spoil it.

I'm the empty stage where various actors act out various plays.

I wanted to be a theater actress, and initially, I wanted to work in musical theater

I detest acting because it is sheer drudgery.

every actor knows that tragedy, being linear and inevitable, is taxing - but comedy, which depends on the element of surprise, is the hardest act of all.

Theater is like going to the gym for actors.

I would love to do Broadway. I dont think theres anything more amazing than theater. OK, Supergirl is number one. Maybe I could be Supergirl on Broadway That would be perfect.