Mary McCormack Quotes

That's why I love doing live theater more than anything: You get an immediate reaction, whether it's good or bad.

I love the immediacy of an audience being there and reacting. I'm spoiled, having grown up in theater.

I'd love to go back and do theater. There's nothing like that instant response and the connection to a live audience.

Theater is just so much more satisfying than film or television just because you deliver the whole thing from start to finish in one evening, and you can tell if people have enjoyed it or not. That's great to do every night to go in front of a full room of people and tell the story. There's nothing like that really.

I love performing on stage the most. It's getting that instant reaction from a live audience. There are no boundaries, you can take your character as far as you want to, you can be the craziest person ever.

We film in front of a live audience, and I was a theater actor before I got into television, so I like that.

I like doing theaters. I like being up close and personal with the fans. It's really cool.

A stage actor has to be 10% aware of the audience as he's performing.

Performing on stage is my first love - it's why I wanted to be an actor in the first place - and 'Arcadia' is the highlight of my career so far. I love the intimacy of a live theatre audience - you can really squeeze every last drop out of each scene.

There's something about being in a house with an audience, and having that immediate feedback. I started acting because of that energy; it's what feeds me on stage and informs my choices.

Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the stage when he has the whole world to act in, is not clear to me.

I love the rehearsal process in the theatre, and the visceral sense of contact and communication with a live audience.

I love flexing theater muscles. Television has merits as well, but there's no substitute for live theater.

Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There's nothing like a live audience.

I like working on stage because there's something very immediate about it, that interaction with an audience where you immediately hear their reaction, or feel them, whether they're with you.

When you're doing a play you get to go full speed ahead, all night, in front of an audience. It's a roller-coaster ride, responding to other actors, it feeds you.

It's great to work in film and TV, and I love it, but there's nothing that can replace that instantaneous storytelling you get in theater.

There's nothing like the buzz of live theater. You put it out there and receive an instant reaction: laughing, crying, yelling, applauding.

I come from the theater, where the response to your work is immediate, and I suppose there's a part of me that still craves that.

If actors could actually make a living doing theater, that would be my first choice. Sitcoms are the closest thing to being onstage in front of an audience.

There's a romance and power to live theater.

For me, there's nothing more valuable as an actor, or better way to learn, than getting to perform in front of a live audience, no matter where you are. Whether it's on Broadway, in Florida, or doing a tour.

The life of a play begins and ends in the moment of performance. This is where author, actors, and directors express all they have to say. If the event has a future, this can only lie in the memories of those who were present and who retained a trace in their hearts.

Theater is such its own living, breathing animal. You do a show every night, but it's different every night. Being on stage, you're experiencing a journey.

Performing in front of an audience gives you an extra ten per cent energy and the chance to react to the instant feedback.