“Stage is the ultimate test; I like watching established screen actors on stage to see if they can really do it. But it's great to have a healthy mixture of the two. Film is so technical: there's something very particular about the relationship between you and the camera. It took a long time for me to get good on film.”
Lesley Manville

“I do not see plays, because I can nap at home for free. And I don't see movies 'cause they're trash, and they got nothin' but naked people in 'em! And I don't read books, 'cause if they're any good, they're gonna make 'em into a miniseries.”
Shirley MacLaine - Ouiser Boudreaux

“- Carl Denham: I keep telling you, Jack, there's no money in theater. That's why you should stick with film.
- Jack Driscoll: No Carl, it's not about the money. I love theater.
- Carl Denham: No you don't. If you really loved it, you would've jumped.”

Jack Black - Carl Denham
Adrien Brody - Jack Driscoll

“Growing up, I wasn't an athlete or anything like that. The only place I felt like I belonged was in the theater.”
Bobby Cannavale

“I never achieved my first goal in the National Actors Theatre, which is to have a permanent Acting Company.”
Tony Randall