Frank Carson Quotes

I played Winnie the Pooh in first grade. I was an early adopter of standing in front of people and looking like an idiot.

Some actors try to play parts and do things they can't do. Being funny is one of them. Being funny's hard.

Of all the roles I've done on the stage, I'm partial to Cyrano de Bergerac.

A director recommended me for the role on 'Soap.' They said, 'She plays heavy roles, murderesses and the like.' He said, 'On stage, she could be very very funny.'

I wanted to be in show business, and I was funny.

Well, I go to the theater today, and its curtain - there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down and go up - and we start. And I live this character for two hours. There are only two of us in the play. And It's a complete experience.

I think it's always funny when you see kids do Shakespeare.

When I was younger, I did lots of plays, put on shows for Mum and Dad, made my brother dress up in ridiculous tutus and whatnot to perform in front of them. I think my pre-primary report was like, 'Has a flair for drama' - it was just a little side note.

I like to play the comic relief or parts that aren't necessarily comedic but that I can find the comedy in.

I hope wit comes through in all the characters I portray.

I consider myself an actor who is funny.

In 'The Sound of Music,' I was a von Trapp daughter in a white dress with a blue satin sash, and my line was, 'I'm Brigitta. I'm 12, and all I want is a good time.' I got a laugh. And I was so delighted, I laughed, too. Sadly, that's a problem I still have - onstage, I laugh hysterically at how funny I am.

In my own country, I play light comedies and funny parts.

I'm always in the elements, it seems like it's pouring rain on me a lot and there's crowds of people pushing me around, and it feels very real. Which is great as a actor, you don't have to come up with too much of it. I'm always amazed.

When we play the fool, how wideThe theatre expands! beside,How long the audience sits before us!How many prompters! what a chorus!

You're just playing a role, whether it's a drama or a comedy. I find it really fun to sort of play opposite Uma.

I learnt a lot from my Broadway experience, it was one of the most challenging things I will probably ever have to do in my entire life, because it was eight shows a week - live singing with really hard choreography - and the spontaneity, you don't know what's going to happen.

My great love is the stage because I do feel like it's the place where, if you're lucky and everything is firing in the right way, you have the greatest shot at being successful. I don't mean by getting great reviews, but I mean by finding the core fo the person that you're playing.

I was always sort of a ham as a kid, just always wanting to entertain and to get people to laugh.

The whole thing about working in front of the camera is to make people laugh when they're not supposed to.

When you're an actor, you show up and it's wonderful because you're in the world of make-believe.

I'm an actor who loves doing comedy.

The opportunity to carry water every night to James Earl Jones on stage is a dream come true.

I'm a hard act to follow, because when I'm done, I take the microphone with me.

I miss theater. I miss living the arc of the character, from curtain to curtain, and I miss the immediate audience response.