The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the brother of talk after dinner.
A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater.
Theater actors like to change character roles. They don't like to always do the same thing.
I made theater very important in the beginning of my career.
You go to a theater now and you literally see parents watching the movie and they suddenly cover their kid's ears. I figured I'd make one movie where they didn't have to do this.
The shows at the Hilton are the most exciting shows I've ever done. The stage is huge, but the theater is intimate, so we can have a magnificent production and still connect with the audience.
I wouldn't say anything I ever did in film would be something I'd use the word proud about. I've done better work in the theater.
I'm supposed to be a pretty good theater actor.
I came to America to become an architect. And somewhere along the line while I was still in school, I was lured into theater, and that's how I became interested in theater. My first play was something called "A Banquet for the Moon." It was a weird play.
Every time I go to the theater, there's something about the atmosphere, seeing something unfold live in front of an audience, that you can't get out of your system.
I think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more powerful than the best experiences I had in movies.
And I'm in favor of that because I have a gay son, who's a very successful theater designer.
Television has some lovely aspects to it - and some ghastly aspects - but the theater itself was a wonderful invention.
Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we're all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.
The theater is a tough place. It's not cushioned the way it is in film and television.