Mark O'Donnell Quotes

I like the notion of theater as recreational.

I'm working in theater. I did not grow up loving or even knowing anything about it, except for 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and 'Tommy.' But I love it. It's such a great collaborative thing.

When you're talking about pure form, theater is a wonderful outlet.

What I like about theater is its team work. Theater is also all-time creativity.

I think there is no world without theatre.

I love the theater of me.

A career in the theatre demands so much commitment.

Theater is so ephemeral, and I love that.

When I came to know theater, drama became valuable to me.

I realized that theater was the perfect thing for me, in short bursts of intense community building.

I love theater. To have the people onstage right there, to be working in concert with other artists, this is a like a school of fish moving together.

Acting takes so much energy.

Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.

I'm a dramatist.

I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of.

I come from a traditional theater background.

One of things I'd love to do one day is a Shakespeare with Trevor Nunn. I've done musicals with him, but never Shakespeare. There's no one better.

Since we started, Chris and I had theatrical ambitions.

I always envisioned working in film and in theater. Theater and film are not, they're not in any way substitutable. What I love about theater is so different from what I love about film, and I enjoy the craft of both.

Acting is something I love to do. I love to perform and I love the art, the craft of it.

Acting is a mysterious process.

Well, I'm... first and foremost I'm a theater guy and everything that I know comes from the theater.

I have always wanted to work in the theater. I've always felt the glamour of being backstage and that excitement, but I've never actually done it - not since I was in 5th grade, really. But I've had many plays in my films. I feel like maybe theater is a part of my movie work.

I think theater is a great training ground; I think it's a great opportunity to play.

I'm an old fashioned theater major at heart.