Theatre quote of the day for Wednesday, September 4, 2013

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"But I think theatre in a repressive society is an immensely exciting event and theatre in a luxurious old, affluent old society like ours is an entertaining event."

"I suppose meeting people whether it's in real life and actually shaking their flesh and blood hand or shaking the mystical hand of the character all rub off on you in some way."

"One tries to be an observer as an actor and indeed as a director because the small things, the give-away things are what are really interesting to a performer." - Dame Janet Suzman, DBE, South African/British actress and director

Theatre quote of the day for Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Pyle at the 2012 Eddie Awards
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The quote of the day took Labor Day off.

"I feel more comfortable when I'm somebody else, I think. When I'm taking a picture as myself, the whole idea of taking a headshot, to me, feels very false."

"It's so fun to do theater, because as opposed to television, you just keep doing it again and again and again - every night. Sometimes it lands beautifully, and sometimes it lands just beside of it. It's like throwing a horseshoe. It's great fun."

"I find more of an authenticity in people who are a little strange - so I really like characters who are just the tiniest bit weird. I find enormous comfort in that - someone who's kind of normal just doesn't feel as true." - Missi Pyle

Theatre quotes of the day for Friday, August 30, 2013

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"I always thought of my mother as a warrior woman, and I became interested in pursuing stories of women who invent lives in order to survive."

"My interest in theatre and storytelling began in my mother's kitchen. It was a meeting place for my mother's large circle of friends."

"I find my characters and stories in many varied places; sometimes they pop out of newspaper articles, obscure historical texts, lively dinner party conversations and some even crawl out of the dusty remote recesses of my imagination." - Playwright Lynn Nottage

Theatre quotes of the day for Thursday, August 29, 2013

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"I reckon I probably worked for Euripides a long time ago. I do think we have many Earth walks and it's possible that he's an old friend. Does that sound too stupid for words? Quite frankly I think I've been an actor in so many lifetimes."

"Hollywood is a very interesting place to deal with. And having been a theatre person, I was quite surprised by the slipperiness of some people in Holly-weird. There was a part of me that just said, 'If this is the way the game is played, I'm not sure I want to play it.'"

"Shirley Maclaine once said that she didn't want to be a big star, just a long star. That's what I want too." - Stage, film, and TV actress Joyce DeWitt, best known for her role as "Janet Wood" in Three's Company