David Binder Quotes

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.

A good place to start initially would be school plays.

My parents were in the theater so I was always somewhat surrounded by it.

My love is the theater.

I started a theater company when I was 17.

I've done a lot of Broadway plays, and I'm fortunate they've all been so successful.

Theater is hard.

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.

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

There are always leading characters. There are always complex characters; there are very rewarding plays with great directors and tremendous playwrights, yeah. I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of.

Later, I even appeared in a Rock Opera with Richard Gere.

I come from theatre and I always go back every couple of years.

My dad was a theater actor, so I would follow him backstage. And my mom was a casting director. The moment I heard the applause and realized it would get me out of school, I was hooked.

I'm always up for going back to the stage.

If I weren't performing, there is a real chance that I would be a 'One Man, Two Guvnors' groupie. I think that production is masterful in every way.

The stage is near and dear to me.

I do prefer the stage. It's really the granddaddy of them all.

Filming is quite exciting because every day is different, but it can involve long hours standing around in chilly locations. Theatre is a very different challenge because every night you're striving to keep it fresh, even though you might have been performing the same play for months.

Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films.

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

The only thing that matters is the theater!

In live stage, the actor lives.

To come into my world, I've got some M&Ms and some potato chips, and I'm asking you to move furniture. We're making a movie. We're making it like we're putting on a play.

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