Working in the theatre has a lot in common with unemployment.

Working in the theatre has a lot in common with unemployment.

A long, exact, and serious comedy;
In every scene some moral let it teach,
And, if it read more

A long, exact, and serious comedy;
In every scene some moral let it teach,
And, if it can, at once both please and preach.

Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.

Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.

Prologues precede the piece in mournful verse,
As undertakers walk before the hearse.

Prologues precede the piece in mournful verse,
As undertakers walk before the hearse.

My sister wanted to be an actress. She never made it, but she does live in a trailer... so she read more

My sister wanted to be an actress. She never made it, but she does live in a trailer... so she got halfway. She's an actress, she's just never called to the set.

A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself.

A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself.

Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself.

Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself.

The play was a great success but the audience was a disaster.

The play was a great success but the audience was a disaster.

This is the Jew that Shakespeare drew.

This is the Jew that Shakespeare drew.