Preston Sturges Quotes

'The Painkiller' is a remarkable play.

I like the notion of theater as recreational.

I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting.

Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.

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

I'm a total theater junkie - whether I'm working on a stage or sitting in a seat. I am always looking for a great play and a great part to do.

I love the simple poetry of theater, where you can stand in a spotlight on a stage and wrap a coat around you, and say, 'It was 1860 and it was winter...'

Television has some lovely aspects to it - and some ghastly aspects - but the theater itself was a wonderful invention.

I do my best creating on stage.

Someday I'd love to do Shakespeare.

The most you play a character in the theater is, like, a couple months, and then you put it away.

Acting is something I love to do. I love to perform and I love the art, the craft of it.

Theater is exciting because it is collaborative, but it is also exhausting for the same reason.

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

The stage is my first love.

I love the theater. I love being on stage; I love the live audience. I also love dressing up and all of the make-believe.

Theater for me at one point was a lifestyle, too.

I started out doing theater in New York. I used to go to Shakespeare in the Park a lot.

You know, I love plays. I love the smell of a theater. The old rooms and the carpet and all that stuff. I love to tell stories. Even before I was doing music, I saw myself as a director.

Singing and acting on a show is like theater; it doesn't get any better.

The theater is the thing I love doing most.

Theater is so ephemeral, and I love that.

When I came to know theater, drama became valuable to me.

I came to America to become an architect. And somewhere along the line while I was still in school, I was lured into theater, and that's how I became interested in theater. My first play was something called 'A Banquet for the Moon.' It was a weird play.

That said, I'd love to do a musical, either in film or on stage.