Theatre is the art form of the present: it exists only in the present, and then it's gone. Simon McBurney artexistform Change image and share on social
Theatre is the principal job of an actor. An actor's job is to tell a story to someone in a room. TV and film can be great and I really love doing it, but it is a different way of telling a story. Sylvester McCoy actorfilmgreat Change image and share on social
Theatre is where I am confident and happy. Marian Seldes confidenthappytheatre Change image and share on social
Theatre is where my heart is. It's where I can do my best work. And even if I do films and TV, that's what I want to come back to. Kelly Reilly backfilmheart Change image and share on social
Theatre is where my passion lies - I just love it. I love watching it, and I love doing it. Ben Daniels lielovepassion Change image and share on social
Theatre outings are my favourite thing to spend money on. The most influential play I saw was 'Bent,' which starred Ian McKellen. And I loved the original performance of 'The Rocky Horror Show,' with Richard O'Brien and Tim Curry at the Royal Court, when I was about 15. Dawn French bendbriencourt share on social
Theatre people, who are an adaptive species, know that to remain sane in the process of production where everyone and his uncle has an opinion about how to fix a show, you must pick the people whose knowledge and taste you trust and stick only to these few. The Tweetocracy is no place to look. John Lahr adaptivefixknowledge share on social
Theatre probably originated without texts, but by the time we get to the classical Greek period, theatre has become text-based. Tom Stoppard baseclassicalgreek Change image and share on social
Theatre's a much less faddish, more sensible world than TV or film. Stephen Mangan faddishfilmtheatre Change image and share on social