Laurie Metcalf Quotes

Theatre gives you wings as an actor.

Acting is the most communicative thing I can imagine doing.

So what's so enticing about doing a play is that you get to do that thing that got you into acting in the first place... There's a real attraction to being able to play, to just play. And that's something that theater affords you.

Standing in public in other people's clothes, pretending to be someone else. It's a strange way for a grown man to make a living.

I love performing. I can get to be that person I always wanted to be - godlike.

Acting is way of making yourself exist.

You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you do, and there's not a lot of waiting around and interruption and not a lot of money involved - sometimes money really clouds the waters of creativity.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

Acting is a very important thing for me, and I love doing it. But when I'm acting, I spend 14 hours a day and months a time being someone else. When I'm singing, I just get to be me.

Stand-up comedy is all you. It's your show, it's your game. You control every aspect of it - of that experience and that expression. There's really nothing quite as satisfying.

The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.

I like acting when I can pick my own roles, and I do. It's fun. I like being creative, and it's a creative process.

Acting is an expression of imagination. No firsthand knowledge is necessary.

If I wanted to do something on stage, I wanted it to be something I could really get into and feel.

Unlike films, theatre allows you to experiment as an actor, which is fulfilling.

As rewarding as a good film role can be, there is just nothing like getting up on a stage and taking an audience for a ride.

Acting is the ability to dream on cue.

I was born to do sitcoms, where you get an immediate response from the audience.

I was always the lead role in plays. I like entertaining people. I like when you're on stage doing crazy stuff and the audience gets it.

Acting is what happens on the way.

One of the great things about acting is you can do things that in real life would get you in trouble. I think that's something I figured out pretty early on.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

I've always performed. I've done plays at home.

I'm an entertainer, so in whatever form I entertain... The thing about being a rapper is that you have more control over your form, whereas with acting you have to compromise a lot.

In theater, you're playing characters. You believe you're somebody else, and you're acting.