Marcus du Sautoy Quotes

The wonderful thing about theater as an art form is it's a purely empirical art form. It's all about what works. And every show, every production, is created anew right from the moment you go into the rehearsal hall.

My mother took me to a lot of operas and when I was eight I got the opportunity to be in one and I realized that transformation into these make-believe situations was possible. I decided that was essentially what I wanted to do with my life.

Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child.

You know, working as an actor, I'm always working within my own imagination.

When I started acting, it was really the way for me to be able to communicate.

There's something about getting onstage in a play where the actor tells the story, beginning, middle, and end, the way they want to tell it. For me, it's the most powerful place to be, and it's the most empowering place to be.

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

I have tried different things as an actor and have always believed in experimenting.

What I'm interested in as an actor is exploring universes that I have not come across before. It's interesting to me to be able to discover new things. I do like fantasies, and I like when film is inspiring and it puts creative ideas into the minds of the audience.

Theatre is really an actor's playground.

Theatre gives you wings as an actor.

Acting is the ability to dream on cue.

I just like to go where the material is, whether that's TV, or movies, or the stage. As long as it's great writing, it's pretty much something I can't resist.

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.

I am an actor and I live in the world of pretend in my working capacity. I live in the world of my imagination.

'Little Fish' has reminded me why I fell in love with acting in the first place.

Every time you get on a stage or in front of a camera, the whole exercise is about imagination. You're constantly depicting something that doesn't exist, and trying to find the reality of it. Once you settle on that premise, everything else is a matter of degrees.

Short stories are fiction's R & D department, and failed or less-than-conclusive experiments are not just to be expected but to be hoped for.

Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.

Theatre is a sacred space for actors. You are responsible; you are in the driving-seat.

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

I still love finding the soul of the characters I play and defining who they are. This to me is my paint set, and the colors are always exciting to choose.

You've got to love acting and that's true for me. I love the idea of getting on stage and getting in front of a camera.

Acting is an imaginative leap, really, isn't it? And imaginations prosper in different circumstances.

An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.