Joan Allen Quotes

I never saw the play, although I heard it was good.

All the world's a stage, and all the clergymen critics.

I love a good play, but they're too hard to find.

Characterization is integral to the theatrical experience.

The theater is magical and addictive.

I'd never even seen a play by the time I was 24 years old.

Theater dates very quickly.

Of course, actors look forward to the day when they can do a big courtroom scene.

My parents are not theatrical people, but my dad took me to the theater.

Thank God for the theater.

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

What I found out about stage is that there is such a camaraderie between the actors.

Theater has always been much more fun. You get a laugh, and it's really encouraging.

I like theater; I just don't really like actors.

Theater is a public space. It is a spectacular space. It is a gathering place.

Theater is certainly - is my first love, if I had to pick.

I work in theater, so I am always working in front of empty chairs. They represent a future presence. They are never just chairs.

I started a theater company when I was 17.

I spent four months once doing a play on Broadway.

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.

The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled.

Theater was a big part of my life from the beginning.

I see theater as a simple formula. Audience plus players plus story makes the play.

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

Well, first of all I'll say that I come alive best in theater.