Kalki Koechlin Quotes

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.

Theatre gives you wings as an actor.

I do my best creating on stage.

You learn an incredible amount doing theatre, not just about to behave.

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.

I think acting is a gift.

Dance and theatre afforded me the opportunity to discover my passion for acting, for telling stories.

I love theatre, and you learn too much as an actor and enjoy too much of it not to want to go back a lot.

In my heart of hearts, I love theatre. It's the joy and terror of putting a play on, the creativity of it. It is infinitely harder than film and television and more tiring. Your performance is heightened in the way it isn't with film.

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

I see theatre everywhere, actually. We're all kind of performing a version of ourselves every morning by choosing the clothes and how we appear - but the stage is so emphasising that I really feel comfortable in it.

Theatre is a bastard form. I'm always proud of that. That's what makes it taste of life.

I like to do a wide variety of things, and acting, particularly in the theatre, has given me that opportunity.

Theatre demands different muscles and different aspects of one's personality.

The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know, it's an abstract thing, a little bit mysterious even if you do it for a living.

As a child, I was always interested in drama and performance.

Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.

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 love doing theater so much - being in front of an audience and seeing how a character grows and develops with every performance.

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

With the theatre, for God's sake, everything makes sense. You create a clear sequential reality for a specific audience at one particular time.

Acting is the most communicative thing I can imagine doing.

Every once in a while I go off to do a movie or a television series and I take my art with me. I can stay in character when I paint.

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

Acting is my job.