Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Quotes

The first time someone stood up in front of the fire and told the story while illustrating it with shadows on the walls of the quarry, that was the birth of theater.

Back through the ages of barbarism and civilization, in all tongues, we find this instinctive pleasure in the imitative action that is the very essence of all drama.

I write my plays to create an excuse for full-tilt acting and performing.

I'm very resistant to most forms of theater.

I think wrestling is the one that presents theater for people who want to see some theater but don't necessarily have to dress up or be quiet while they're watching.

I directed a piece of theater in Italy. We took nine fables from the town and we created a play.

I don't see that many plays, and for me, musicals are rarely pleasing.

The musical is the one area of the theater that can give you the biggest buzz of all.

I spend a lot of time in California, but New York is still my main home. I go to see a lot of theater.

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the brother of talk after dinner.

I'm constantly involved in theater, looking at theater, trying to do work in theater, support theater. And that's kind of my creative passion.

I love plays. Even bad ones. I like the fact that actual live, breathing people are standing before you in tense situations that you are not personally responsible for.

Theater has always been most important to my psyche.

Theater is so ephemeral, and I love that.

All theater is unpredictable. That's the definition of theater.

I love the power of theater. I think it's an experience you never forget.

I loved entertainment and acting, performing. I just liked the stage and having the spotlight and stuff.

There was never anything else I wanted to pursue. It was always theater, and movies are a fairly new thing.

Theater is about life, not about television or movies.

I'm happiest when I'm acting, and I've dedicated my life to it. Still, as much as I love acting, at the end of the day, I want to be remembered as a great person, first, and as a great actor, second.

I've always loved drama. This is a blessing because I can show a little bit of what I can do, and hopefully more, in the future.

The only link between Literature and the Drama left to us in England at the present moment is the bill of the play.

Theater is the only thing I always came back to. When I was 9, I asked my mom if I could be on TV. She was like, "Well, okay. You can try."

I love theatre. I think it's the home of most actors...most actors start with it. It's so enjoyable to do and to be able to see your audience. And the process of theatre is great.

I've always been entranced with theater.