Rocky Carroll Quotes

I was an anguished little girl with just one wish: to become an actor. I debuted in live theater at 14 with Dario Niccodemi's 'La Nemica.'

Backstage life is terrific training for an actor, seeing shows from the wings.

I walked onstage in a play at prep school, and with childish naivete, told myself, 'Wow, I'm an actor!'

I've been onstage once for one performance with four days' rehearsal.

My first performance was as one of the orphans in 'Oliver!'

I don't feel like I properly started acting until I did my first play, 'Tusk, Tusk.'

When I was 13 years old, a professional theater company in my town needed a kid actor. I auditioned, and I got the part, so for just a few weeks I became a member of the company and I met some professional actors.

I did a play called Throne of Straw when I was 11, at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. It became really clear to me at that point that I enjoyed acting more than any other experience I was having.

I have directed good actors and have gone through the process which is more detailed in theater in a way. You have to get people to stay for two or three hours in a performance. They need more talk and rehearsal than in films.

I've always felt like I've been in good shows.

'Rent' was my first professional job, ever.

I think a director can make a play happen before your eyes so that you are part of it and it is part of you. If you can get it right, there's no mystery. It's not about mystery. It's not even mysterious. It's about our lives.

I've been acting for a while, but theater is pretty different. I've never been in a play.

For me, there's nothing more valuable as an actor, or better way to learn, than getting to perform in front of a live audience, no matter where you are. Whether it's on Broadway, in Florida, or doing a tour.

Doing theater makes you feel like a real actor.

When I lived in Ojai, I did community theater, and I was intrigued by acting.

I was lucky enough to make my Broadway debut in 'Big River.'

Theatre is for you if you truly want to act and test yourself. There is no room for error as you are performing in front of a live audience.

I actually acted onstage before I'd ever seen a live performance, and I loved it.

I think in any form of acting, you're always well served if you've done theater.

I love TV now, and 'Modern Family,' but what draws me back to theater is that initial instinct of wanting to be a theater actor. I love the challenge of starting a play and not stopping until you finish. I love the immediacy of trusting your instincts.

My introduction to acting was through theatre, so I actually saw a couple of Broadway shows that made me want to be an actor.

I specifically remember doing the musical 'Sweet Charity' at Stagedoor. I was playing Vittorio Vidal, which is a very funny part, and some other small roles. I couldn't really sing that well, but there were so many fun bits, and I just remember the tremendous adrenaline rush I felt from being onstage and hearing the audience enjoying it.

I started when I was in 'The King and I' when I was on Broadway when I was nine.

I still feel I belong to the theatre. There is nothing more challenging and exciting for an actor than performing before a live audience. The stage is the real testing ground for an actor.