Stage Preference Quotes

I knew I wanted to be a performer, but I didn't know I would specifically be in film. I actually never thought I would be in film. I always envisioned being on the stage.

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

I was more used to acting onstage, for a long time. I don't know, maybe I was temperamentally more suited to stage stuff. And there are things about the stage that I miss in a lot of ways.

There are so many huge roles in the theatre: if you've got the option to play Hedda Gabler on stage, why wouldn't you choose that over a three-line part in a Hollywood film as somebody's maid or somebody's wife or somebody's best friend?

I tour more than I need to, more than is good for you. But it's my favorite part of music. I much prefer it to studio work.

I have absolutely no preference on TV or stage. Every job I take or that I audition for all comes down to the quality of the script.

When I go back to theater, I feel good about myself. When I do films or TV, it's to make a little bread to pay my mortgage or whatever, and when I've made the money, I do theater again. And when I get a part I like, a part I can work on, that satisfies me. I feed good about myself.

I really do like being on stage. Compared to television I have a lot more control - it's a lot more relaxed and loose.

When I was doing 'Britain's Got Talent,' I really enjoyed it, but I found it very difficult to be in the audience. I like to be on stage; I feel safer on stage because I'm in control.

I love the stage more than the studio.

Obviously musical theatre is not my thing, but dramatic theatre is much more up my alley.

I've played Madison Square Garden and Jones Beach several times, but I personally don't enjoy those larger venues. I much prefer theater or a performance space.

Stage is definitely my home first and foremost - I still feel like I'm yet to earn my stripes on set.

My desire was never to put out albums; it was to do musical theatre!

Coming off of 'Book of Mormon,' I had a lot of opportunities. I didn't want to do TV, actually. I really wanted to get paid nothing and keep doing theater at all costs.

When I first started acting, I never thought I'd be on TV or film. I always wanted to be on stage.

I do Broadway because I refuse to succumb to the stereotypical things that Hollywood does to a performer.

I knew I was a good stage actor but I had no idea about movies. And I wasn't a Paul Newman type of guy. That's why I thought the stage is just right for me.

I think the motion picture industry is a stupid business and I despise acting the scenes in short snatches, one at a time. I hate this film work. I am disgusted with myself. On the stage I could never play a part unless I felt it with all my heart and soul.

I would love to do theater. But I am very picky when choosing theater. I just won't do anything.

I'm not a big raised stage fan.

I didn't even think about movies where I came from. I wanted to be on the stage.

I started out in summer stock, and that's really what I prefer.

I'm really an actor first. I'd love to do more straight plays.

Whenever I do theaters, I don't like 'em. I don't think they're right for stand-up.