Glenne Headly Quotes

Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that.

I spent a long time in London on the stage, and you knew exactly what you were going to be doing. You not only knew the performance, but you also knew exactly where you would stand.

I love working in the theater.

I do most of my work on the stage, and typically once the show is over, it's over.

I enjoy theatre tremendously, and there's nothing like a live performance.

There are those who have a knowledge and passion for the theatre, and those who don't.

Theater was definitely part of my roots. My father would take me to plays, and then my mother was always on the lookout for other talent and taking me to see plays. I saw Frank Langella in 'Dracula'... Great, great performances. I was a theater rat, hanging out backstage.

Our joy was to do theater. And in some theaters, the only pay we got was tokens for carfare.

I just am committed wholeheartedly to theatre with no intermission.

In the theatre, as anyone knows who's even done amateur theatre all their lives, you immediately find a family there. Because you're under stress, you're trying to create something, you're putting on a show, you find brothers and sisters right away.

I just love the hours of the theatre, I love the way it operates. I always say that when you're doing a play it's like getting a shot of B12, and when you do television for a long series you need a shot of B12.

With theatre, you have to be ready for anything.

I come from the theatre; my bones are in the theatre. It's as natural as breathing to want to be in the theatre.

Roles make the actor.

Acting in a stage play is like working the evening shift in an office.

I'm a total theater junkie - whether I'm working on a stage or sitting in a seat. I am always looking for a great play and a great part to do.

For films, the process is that you work consistently and constantly for 3-4 months and then leave; whereas for a play, you prepare for about a month and then continue performing it for 5 to 6 months.

There's something about doing theatre in London - it sinks a little bit deeper into your soul as an actor. It's something about the tradition of theatre, about performing on the West End stage.

I have such a passion for theatre.

The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.

What I love about a play is that it's such an investment because only time can create a lot of what happens onstage.

The difference with doing a play is that you are in control. In film you are in the hands of the director and the editor and the producer.

We all know that on Broadway you need to have stars to do a play.

Theater will always be a huge part of my life. The high I get from doing theater is not, quite honestly, matched by many things. I like the fact that when you step out on the stage, for that given night, for better or for worse, you are the master of the boards. I love it to death.

And I think in theater, people don't really focus on the media unless there's a huge superstar doing a play or something.