Stage Actors – Quotes

I was mainly a

I was mainly a stage actor. I found film acting mechanical, because it was so technical – there was so much technique with the lamps and the movements of the camera. Erland Josephson

I knew I was

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. Ed O’Neill

Unlike the people you see in Mathew Brady’s photographs from the Civil War, the men and women of the Revolution seem more like characters in a costume pageant. And it’s a pageant in which the performers are all handsome as stage actors, with uniforms and dress that are always costume perfect. David McCullough

I spent so many

I spent so many years of my life as a stage actor and when you do all these plays, a lot of really great plays are very politically driven. They deal with deep social issues, and that’s the kind of stuff that I love, as an audience member. Danny Strong

My vision had always

My vision had always been that I was gonna be a stage actor and that was it. Curtis Armstrong

A true priest is

A true priest is aware of the presence of the altar during every moment that he is conducting a service. It is exactly the same way that a true artist should react to the stage all the time he is in the theater. An actor who is incapable of this feeling will never be a … Read more

Stage actors are usually

Stage actors are usually much more conscious of speaking up and making sure that everyone can hear in the back of the theatre; a film actor probably thinks of that a little less. Unfortunately, there’s a style of acting going round, especially with the younger actors, where they talk without even moving their lip. Maybe … Read more

I’m a stage actor,

I’m a stage actor, and we never get to see our performances. Clarke Peters

This power that I’m

This power that I’m supposed to have over women was never noticed when I was a stage actor on Broadway. I don’t know when I got it. And by God, I can’t explain it. Clark Gable

There was a magic

There was a magic about the sea. People were drawn to it. People wanted to love by it, swim in it, play in it, look at it. It was a living thing that was as unpredictable as a great stage actor: it could be calm and welcoming, opening its arms to embrace it’s audience one … Read more