Drama Performance Quotes

Television is great but for me, as a performer, nothing compares to a live theatre show.

It's good to be able to be a leading lady, to be a romantic lead, to play opposite people who are talented, and charismatic and stuff.

If you go into a bank or a shop and you want them to believe that you're going to shoot them, that's an acting exercise. If you want to turn to someone else who's as tooled up as you are and persuade them to put their knife down because you'll use your knife, that's an acting exercise. Nine out of 10 delinquents are frustrated actors.

I've been wanting to do a play for years.

My first major role was in a play called 'Through the Leaves.'

I was in a play with Julia Roberts and Paul Newman and Tony Randall.

Like all school students, I think I did a play in my school. The common things, I would say. Nothing really exceptional.

I'm doing a bit of theatre: I'm doing a Mike Bartlett play called 'Contractions.' I'm very, very happy and lucky to be going back to the stage.

I'm from Mt. Clemens, Michigan. It's right outside Detroit. The suburbs. I was always very heavily involved in theater back then. I was always in drama club or forensics. Anything that you could do that had some performing, I was doing it.

I've never gotten hired for drama because I'm a good improviser. I don't think people who write drama scripts want you playing with them as much.

It was an honour to be asked to do 'The Gift.' The producers took a risk asking me because, coming from a comedy background, I am not known for this kind of highly-charged, emotional show.

I love the feeling I get when I'm on a set; I love reading the scripts, playing the characters, getting to be someone else.

I've always considered myself a character actor.

When I was younger, I was always being told I had a period face, but 'Bel Ami' was my first shot at it.

I did my fist show, 'Godspell', in my freshman year of high school.

One of my best memories is with a really good group of people in the Canberra Youth Theatre. We did a play about the seven deadly sins, and we had to dress up in costume and perform in Garema Place like the drama freaks we were. Great fun.

Doing theater makes you feel like a real actor.

I was in the drama club, and I was one of seven co-presidents of the student body. Students elected me - I don't know why!

I was blessed with a good character in 'Hollyoaks,' and I cut my teeth in 'Brookside' as well.

I have seen dozens upon dozens of productions of 'Lebensraum' in dozens of languages around the globe.

The role of a do-gooder is not what actors call a fat part.

I tried the swimming team, but nobody came to the matches. But they did show up for the plays.

I get to act out two roles on 'The Legend of the Blue Sea,' including one as a con man, and so I'll be able to show many diverse sides to me.

I acted in junior high in the junior high school group, and then when I got into senior high I was, you know, the main actor of the senior high school.

Phryne Fisher could walk down the red carpet; Essie Davis is something else.