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- " Theater is a verb before it is a noun, an act before it is a place. "
- Martha Graham
Source: Merce Cunningham: The Modernizing of Modern Dance, by Roger Copeland (Routledge Books)
- " The theatre is supremely fitted to say: "Behold! These things are." Yet most dramatists employ it to say: "This moral truth can be learned from beholding this action.""
- Thornton Wilder
Source: http://www.quotecha.com/quotes/quotation_15961.html
- " I don't possess a lot of self-confidence. I'm an actor so I simply act confident every time I hit the stage. I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true."
- Arsenio Hall
Source: http://home.att.net/~quotations/theatre.html
- " I have no intention of uttering my last words on the stage. Room service and a couple of depraved young women will do me quite nicely for an exit."
- Peter O'Toole
Source: http://home.att.net/~quotations/theatre.html
- " You're an actor, are you? Well, all that means is: you are irresponsible, irrational, romantic, and incapable of handling an adult emotion or a universal concept without first reducing it to something personal, material, sensational -- and probably sexual."
- George Herman
Source: http://quotes.prolix.nu/Art/Theatre
- " I am so used to seeing the sort of play which deals with one man and two women. They do not leave me with the feeling I have made a full theatrical meal they do not give me the experience of the multiplicity of life."
- E.M. Forster
Source: http://en.thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/theatrical/
- " The drama may be called that part of theatrical art which lends itself most readily to intellectual discussion: what is left is theater."
- Robertson Davies
Source: http://en.thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/theatrical/
- " The appearance and retirement of actors are the great events of the theatrical world; and their first performances fill the pit with conjecture and prognostication, as the first actions of a new monarch agitate nations with hope and fear."
- Samuel Johnson
Source: http://en.thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/theatrical/
- " January, month of empty pockets! Let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer's forehead."
- Sidonie Gabrielle
Source: http://en.thinkexist.com/keyword/theatrical
- " Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits."
- Anna Pavlova
Source: http://en.thinkexist.com/keyword/theatrical
- " As an actor, you can't play the tragedy. You can only play the choices, the intentions of your character."
- Christine Andreas
Source: Notes for CD "The Garland Variations"
- " 7 tips to reduce stage fright: (1) Shift the focus from yourself and your fear to your true purpose: contributing something of value to your audience. (2) Stop scaring yourself with thoughts about what might go wrong. Instead, focus your attention on thoughts and images that are calming and reassuring. (3) Refuse to think thoughts that create self-doubt and low confidence. (4) Practice ways to calm and relax your mind and body, such as deep breathing, relaxation exercises, yoga, and meditation. (5) Try to limit caffeine, sugar, and alcohol as much as possible. (6) Visualize your success: Always focus on your strength and ability to handle challenging situations. (7) Give up trying to be perfect and know that it is OK to make mistakes. Keyword=stagefright"
- Janet Esposito
Source: http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/social-anxiety-disorder/treatment/conquering-stage-fright
- " I still suffer terribly from stage fright. I get sick with fear. Not every night, but at the beginning and on occasion - not necessarily when I'm expecting it. You just have to cope with it - take it on the chin and work through it, trying to use the adrenalin to perform. keyword=stagefright"
- Helen Mirren
Source: Brainyquote.com
- " In his book, Managing the Non-Profit, Peter Drucker noted that most non-profits are woefully ignorant about “market knowledge.” Passionate non-profit leaders firmly believe that what they are doing merits support, but many are unable to articulate to others the importance of the project and why donors should contribute to it. If you can articulate quickly, passionately, and convincingly why your project should be done, you will have much more success."
- Bill DeWalt
Source: http://www.artsconsulting.com/pdf_arts_insights/insights_sept_2013.pdf
- " The "magic if" is a tool invented by Stanislavski, the father of acting craft, is to help an actor make appropriate choices. Essentially, the "magic if" refers to the answer to the question, "What would I do if I were this character in this situation?" Note that the question is not "What would I do if I were in this situation?" What you would do may be very different from what the character would do. Your job, based on your analysis of the script, the scene, and the given circumstances regarding the who of your character, is to decide what he or she would do."
- Bruce Miller
Source: Acting on the Script (2014)
- " The core challenge for us as arts managers is to deal with change: changing external environmental conditions, evolving styles and approaches to the arts by our artists, advancements iin how we present and distribute our art to our ever-changing audiences, and the shifting competition for resources and attention."
- William J. Byrnes
Source: Management and the Arts (Fifth Edition)
- " A play is a series of actions. A play is not about action, nor does it describe action. Is a fire about flames? Does it describe flames? No, a fire is flames. A play is action. Why do you think actors are called actors? And action in a play occurs when something happens that makes or permits something else to happen."
- David Ball
Source: Backwards & Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays
- " The moment an actor walks on stage, an impression is made. The audience immediately gains crucial information, both about the production as a whole and the character. A costume is a transformation garment, one that assists an actor to beomce, for a time, someone else."
- Kaoime Malloy
Source: The Art of Theatrical Design
- " Theatrical design is different from many other art forms in that it is a collaborative art. No one theatre artist works independently to create a performance."
- Kaoime Malloy
Source: The Art of Theatrical Design
- " In Shakespeare, keep it simple. Don't over-inflect. The speech needs to be naturalistic and simple and accessible as much as possible."
- Ralph Fiennes