Henry Ian Cusick Quotes

I got intrigued by working in small theatres.

I have been involved with theatre since I was 13. I never seriously thought I would get into movies though I had every intention of continuing with theatre.

I have mainly come from a theatre background, I did 'Oliver' here I played the Artful Dodger and I did 'The Sound of Music.'

I have a passion to do theater.

It is always interesting being on films sets - I have done it before with other actor friends - and I just find it fascinating. I just love that collaborative film family that develops around a project.

I did theatre a lot when I was a kid. Then I went to acting school in New York. I did a lot of behind the scenes in college. I wanted to learn while I had the time. I studied theatre and film in different capacities.

I went to a theater arts school, so I'm interested in many different projects, whether it be film, television or even live theater. I'm a performer. That's what I do. That's what I want to do.

I was heavily involved in musical theater.

If you think about what 'The Killing' is, it is the theatrical production, not the script.

Do some work in the theater if you can. It is the best training you can get.

'The Taming Of The Shrew' is probably the first time I've worked in this country for about ten years, apart from theatre, and it's not for want of trying. It was so fantastic to work in London - it felt really glamorous.

I did a film very quickly, and then a lot of work for television, and then I did stage work.

If I'm going to do television, I wanted that 'North and South' experience. I wanted something that's going to challenge me on a constant basis.

My first job in television was on 'My So-Called Life.'

I used to do a lot of repertory theater. You're playing different roles all the time, and I love that.

One of my first jobs was on a show called 'Cold Case.'

I've always wanted to get into theatre.

I have a background in theater - I went to school for theater. I love film - love it - but there's just something about theater that I really miss.

Why did I want to become a director? I just had an early interest. My uncle was an actor in a local community theatre, and he ultimately persuaded me and a buddy of mine to come to that theatre, and we went to meet girls, and that turned into interested in kind of behind-the-scenes things, and from that point on, I was focused.

I'm doing a play, a musical. The musical follows the Mamma Mia concept. It's my first LA theater project.

I really look up to actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett who have a strong background in theatre.

I kind of got lost down a road of TV and film, so it's great to come back to theatre.

Writing, directing... anything behind the camera is what I want to do.

I paid my dues at drama school and worked backstage in every Theatre in London.

Because I'd done 30 plays or so at Oxford, I thought that I was an actress anyway because that's what I was doing!