“Stage is the ultimate test; I like watching established screen actors on stage to see if they can really do it. But it's great to have a healthy mixture of the two. Film is so technical: there's something very particular about the relationship between you and the camera. It took a long time for me to get good on film.”
Lesley Manville

“- Viola De Lesseps: I do remember well where I should be, and there I am... where is my Romeo?
- Nurse: [shouting from the audience] Dead!”

Gwyneth Paltrow - Viola De Lesseps
Imelda Staunton - Nurse

“Growing up, I wasn't an athlete or anything like that. The only place I felt like I belonged was in the theater.”
Bobby Cannavale

“There is as much difference between the stage and the films as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can't become a virtuoso in both.”
Ethel Barrymore

“Nothing is forever in the theatre. Whatever it is, it's here, it flares up, burns hot, and then it's gone.”
Celeste Holm