![Acting is very start and stop.](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20977p125.jpg)
Quotes by Estelle Parsons
29 quotes by Estelle Parsons
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![Acting is very start and stop.](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20977p125.jpg)
![All of the generations go to what is chic for them, and...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20978p4.jpg)
All of the generations go to what is chic for them, and theater seems to be an older generation's art form.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about art, magic
![And because it's such a small town, your behavior is to...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20979p124.jpg)
And because it's such a small town, your behavior is to some extent dictated by the fact that everybody in town knows you and you know everybody else.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about city, contentment
![At this point the theater America is in such a precarious...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20980p118.jpg)
Don't forget the prices are so high in theater, it isn't really where a young person can go on a date and buy two tickets and take someone out anymore.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about man, commerce, people
![For anyone with half a brain they can see that this play...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20982p21.jpg)
For anyone with half a brain they can see that this play is about the human condition.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about mind, brain, human imperfections
![Getting work in theater has always been sort of cyclical.](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20983p262.jpg)
![I believe in things that move people, if the audience...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20984p114.jpg)
I believe in things that move people, if the audience isn't deeply caught up and moved to either laughter or tears then I don't think it is theater.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about things, laughter, tears, faith, people
![I don't really find the sense of folks working in the...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20985p29.jpg)
I don't really find the sense of folks working in the theater loving the theater, and I find that discouraging.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about opinion, common sense, sense
![I find that there are few reviews that extol women as...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20986p118.jpg)
I find that there are few reviews that extol women as wonderful artists.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about woman, artists
![I have always loved the lifestyle.](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20987p226.jpg)
![I have never been interested in specific roles.](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20988p113.jpg)
![I know people like spectacle, but I'm interested in...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20989p240.jpg)
I know people like spectacle, but I'm interested in moving people.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about people
![I like time off because I also have a life outside of...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20990p18.jpg)
I like time off because I also have a life outside of theater.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about time, life
![I mean, there are times when you aren't working, but...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20991p185.jpg)
I mean, there are times when you aren't working, but still believe that work will come.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about tirany, faith, work, contentment
![I talked with Brian Stokes Mitchell, who agreed with me...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20992p167.jpg)
I talked with Brian Stokes Mitchell, who agreed with me that if you have a gift there is always stuff to do.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about gifts, contentment
![I think in small towns like this one, whether you're a...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20993p217.jpg)
I think in small towns like this one, whether you're a man or a woman, you basically do what there is to do.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about thinking, woman, contentment, man
![In theater, the wellspring of the character comes from...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20994p233.jpg)
In theater, the wellspring of the character comes from the doing of it, like a trial by fire, but in front of an audience.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about character, fire, fire brigade
![In this country, unlike many of the Slavic and European...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20995p127.jpg)
In this country, unlike many of the Slavic and European countries, you can't make a living only in the theater, so you have to do TV and movies.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about country, contentment
![It is so important to get respect for what you do and at...](/imgupl/quote-photostock/sm-20996p95.jpg)
It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it.
Quote by Estelle Parsons about respect, time, contentment