I never felt comfortable in real life very well. It's always been an awkward kind of thing for me and so when I hit the stage I just sensed freedom. I sensed here's a place that I can have all the experiences of life and not feel uncomfortable about it. Nick Nolte
I never felt I would get to the stage where I would to have to actively think about retiring from international football as I always thought it would pass me by. Kenny Cunningham
I never had any classes or went to theatre school like a lot of actors, so all of my training has been on stage with different directors. That was a pretty good school room. James Denton
I often play women who are not essentially good or likable, and I often go through a stage where I hate them. Then I end up loving and defending them. Kathleen Turner
I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience. Audrey Hepburn
I reached the stage where I was afraid to wiggle my leg, but then I thought 'why shouldn't I?' It's what I do and now I know how to turn an audience on again. Steve Marriott
I received the most fantastic welcome to the Broadway Theatre community. I walked on stage to tremendous applause and a long standing ovation, wondering when I was ever going to be able to say my first line! Elaine Paige
I started off on stage because it was the only work I could get. I haven't been back for 11 years. I think any stage experience is good experience, as far as being an actor is concerned. Tim Roth
I still think of myself as a stage actor. When I do film and television I try to implement what I was taught to do in theatre, to try to stretch into characters that are far from myself. Tony Shalhoub
I think at this stage in my life I have learned that there are any number of things that men will never know, and can never hope to know, about women. Robert B. Parker
I think generally playing live is a crap idea. So much of stage work is the presentation of personality, and I've never been interested in that. Brian Eno