Quotes about Drama School

My parents were married for sixty-five years, and I was married for about ten minutes, my first year at Yale Drama School. Something, somehow, didn't get passed on to my generation. Votes: 4

When I got out of Yale Drama School, I was completely broke. Votes: 3

I graduated in 1930 and I went up to the Yale Drama School for two years. Votes: 3

I moved to New York to go to Julliard Drama School. Didn't sing a single note of music. Votes: 3

But to do it professionally is a quantum leap difference and my father had to be persuaded by these kind of Ivy League professors that I should go to the Yale Drama School, another one of the stories in there. Votes: 3

I was discouraged at drama school, along with most of my peers. Votes: 2

I've been very fortunate that I've worked since I left drama school in 1976. Votes: 2

I learned more doing 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' than I did during three years at drama school. Votes: 2

My next step must be to go to drama school. Well, I get into drama school, so I did that. Votes: 2

A lot of the films now are more focused on the visuals than on the actors. I think all directors should go to drama school. Votes: 2

Not having gone to drama school, I always feel like a bit of a fraud, but so far it looks as though I've not been found out. Votes: 2

I never went to a drama school or anything. I just gave it my best shot, and everyone seemed to like it, so I carried on doing it. Votes: 2

If I had gone to drama school, I wouldn't be sitting here now because it would have blanded me out; it would have just turned me into another actor. Votes: 2

I had the training at drama school where I studied Shakespeare and Brecht and Chekov and all these period historical playwrights and I think that I responded to the material. Votes: 2

When I left drama school, my fear was that I'd get pigeon holed into comic acting and I did so much to counter it that I got stuck in the opposite. Votes: 2

So I was determined to use my last two years in college doing something I thought I would enjoy, which was acting. And it was probably because there was girls over in the drama school too, you know? Votes: 2

I thought acting was all about natural instinct but I've realised, through working with so many talented actors on 'Wild Swans' and 'Run,' that I can see the training. That's why I am back at drama school. Votes: 2

I actually went to drama school at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in Glasgow, so I stayed in my home town the whole time. However, I see more of my friends now than I did then. It's strange. Votes: 2

I was fresh out of drama school and had no idea what I was doing. They hustled me along and Bill Cosby tolerated my rookie behavior. It was great. Once you have 'The Cosby Show' on your resume, you can keep going. Votes: 2

When you start getting jobs, and see your mates from drama school, you don't really want to talk about it, because you have this innate sense of guilt that it's not fair that others aren't doing exactly what you're doing. I do have that. Votes: 2

I think the point to be understood is that we're all different. I've never been a fan of theories of acting. I didn't go to drama school, so I was never put through a training that was limited by someone saying, 'This is the way you should act.' Votes: 2

Orlando's a really cool guy. They hired him for 'Lord of the Rings' out of drama school. He's very new at this still and doesn't have a lot of experience. So we were in this together and we've tried to help each other out. We felt very equal which was good. Votes: 2

My favorite play in drama school was 'The Bacchae.' It's about a king who literally gets eaten alive by all the women in the play in a kind of orgy - it's related to the word 'bacchanal' - and I loved that idea of animalistic chaos and following our own desires. Votes: 2

I never went to drama school, I don't have any certificates saying: 'He's a qualified actor.' But I did think that 'House' was something I didn't have to apologise for. It was something I was really proud of and it was sort of... whether you liked it or not, it was undeniable. Votes: 2

When I first left drama school, I was too posh for the working-class parts and not posh enough for the upper-class roles. You know what England is like: the gradations of accent and how you're judged by them are still there. I discovered that to get a break you have to lie about where you're from. Votes: 2

There's never been a game plan, and I suppose I've had an uneasy relationship with my ambition. Someone who had been in my year at drama school once said to me that I was terrifyingly ambitious back then. Which was not at all what I felt at the time - I felt paralysed with shyness, though that evaporated. Votes: 2

You use words like 'introvert' and 'extrovert,' various traits of a personality. A lot of that stuff, we used in drama school, and that was kind of interesting, to realize my teachers sort of ripped off a lot of Jung. And how much of it is part of our society now, these phrases, introvert and extrovert, where it actually came from. Votes: 2

What is so weird is that young people who want to be 'celebrities' do not want to put in the hard work. They don't want to do the training, go to drama school, read Shakespeare, try different accents and study technique. They just want to be famous. It is not just in England; it's the same in America and all over Europe. Votes: 2

I was about 14 when I started with a theater group; it was like a stage group on the weekends alongside school. And it was run by a group of guys who'd been to drama school themselves in London. So they introduced us to techniques that they'd learn about, and they kind of informed us about improvisation and screenwriting and all of that stuff. Votes: 2

I work with a group of actors, and whenever one of us has an audition, we all get together, and we all work together on it. I think it takes us back to our film school days, our drama school days, us just working together and figuring it out because somebody else is going to see something in the material that you won't see. Votes: 2

I never went to drama school. Votes: 0

I started drama in high school. Votes: 0

I went to drama school in Scotland. Votes: 0

I always wanted to go to a drama school. Votes: 0

I went to drama school at New York University. Votes: 0

I failed the audition to get into drama school. Votes: 0

Right after I left drama school, I had a job. Votes: 0

I went to the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago. Votes: 0

At drama school, I was always playing the 11-year-old boys. Votes: 0

Drama school, you know, I own an acting school, Actor Prepares. Votes: 0

I started performing at school and drama classes when I was 7. Votes: 0

There is a lot of hype about drama school, I think. Votes: 0

As for acting, I took drama lessons when I was in high school. Votes: 0

Drama class was one of the only areas at school I responded to. Votes: 0

I was frequently told at drama school that I was thinking too much. Votes: 0

I was a drama-class nerd. I did whatever school production we put on. Votes: 0

Those years between drama school and getting onto the stand-up circuit were pretty lean. Votes: 0

Guy Ritchie, he thinks going to drama school is the worst thing in the world. Votes: 0

I've never had formal drama-school training; I've just picked things up as I've gone along. Votes: 0

Drama school is a pretty intense experience, and I think it changes who you are. Votes: 0

As I got older, I auditioned for drama school and shocked myself by getting in. Votes: 0

I paid my dues at drama school and worked backstage in every Theatre in London. Votes: 0

In my first year at drama school, I did this kids' show called 'Let's See. Votes: 0

When I came out of drama school, I was in a shared house in Sydney. Votes: 0

As an actor, the first thing you learn in drama school is you never judge. Votes: 0

I went to drama school in the U.K., where we did endless Chekov plays. Votes: 0

I trained for three years at drama school to be an actor - not a celebrity. Votes: 0

In my first year at drama school, I did this kids' show called 'Let's See.' Votes: 0

I would tell anyone who wanted to be an actor not to bother with drama school. Votes: 0

I'm a bit of a fraud, really, as I didn't study acting at a drama school. Votes: 0

I almost failed drama at school. I hated it. It was all about the history of theatre. Votes: 0

When I emerged from drama school, I had no expectation that I would ever work in film. Votes: 0

I actually had a cockney accent before I went to drama school. It's softened up a bit. Votes: 0

There's nothing like a good conservatory drama school to really get you ready for the work force. Votes: 0

I would like to get back to making people laugh. Before drama school, I did nothing but comedy. Votes: 0

Even at drama school if there was a part of some eastern European thug it would be me. Votes: 0

I think so often you can come out of drama school and get thrown in the deep end. Votes: 0

I have been out of drama school for 13 years, so there are 13 years worth of graduates behind me. Votes: 0

When I was at youth theatre and drama school, I never thought people would mistake me for a stand-up. Votes: 0

I came out of drama school thinking I'd do some theatre, maybe some television, and maybe, someday, a film. Votes: 0

There are lots of people who haven't been to drama school who have great talent and can be discovered. Votes: 0

After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo. Votes: 0

One was never taught how to begin at drama school. But all it required was one intake of breath. Votes: 0

I went to drama school at NYU for serious acting. So I was doing Chekov and Sam Shepard plays. Votes: 0

All they teach you in drama school is how to do stage fights and be a pain in rehearsals. Votes: 0

The first time my mum and dad went to the theatre was at my drama school in third year. Votes: 0

I've always got into stunts; even at drama school, I was falling down trap doors, and swinging in on ropes. Votes: 0

I started doing drama after school, and it just developed into something that I did and I enjoyed very much. Votes: 0

And the only studies were - Rodney Dangerfield was my mentor and he was my Yale drama school for comedy. Votes: 0

I studied drama at the Queensland University of Technology, which was amazing. I can't speak highly enough of that school. Votes: 0

At drama school, I always picked the really evil roles. It's a great way to deal with your everyday emotions. Votes: 0

I've never been a career builder. I didn't go to drama school and hardly went to any school at all. Votes: 0

I went to drama school but it was very hard to get work until I was made assistant stage manager. Votes: 0

If I had a child, I wouldn't let them go to drama school. At times, I was really unhappy there. Votes: 0

Drama school was a lifeline for me, it saved me. I found it very nurturing - I just clung on. Votes: 0

When I left drama school, there were dozens of rep theatres you could apply to where you got a good training. Votes: 0

I've never worked as hard as when I was at drama school. It's the most professional environment I've ever been in. Votes: 0

One of the things you learn at drama school is not to play the result, but just to play the moment. Votes: 0

From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London. Votes: 0

I only ever wanted to be a model. This acting thing - three years of drama school - is an accident! Votes: 0

I had a great drama teacher in high school, and that's when I started to learn about the history of theater. Votes: 0

In middle school, I really didn't have music, but in high school, I remember taking a lot of choir and drama. Votes: 0

Drama school is fundamentally practical. I didn't write any essays, so I came out with a BA honors degree in acting. Votes: 0

You don't have to necessarily go down the drama school route, or have connections in the industry. You can just make it. Votes: 0

Sometimes relationships are short, sometimes long, sometimes they're very deep and intense, and drama school is a hell of a learning curve. Votes: 0

Actually, I failed drama in high school because of nerves. I wasnt able to memorize the words. I had complete stage fright. Votes: 0

Actually, I failed drama in high school because of nerves. I wasn't able to memorize the words. I had complete stage fright. Votes: 0

I was kicked out of drama school in 1976, aged 18, for vandalising the headmistress's tyres, after being there for less than a year. Votes: 0

Every child should have time for arts, music, sports, drama, robotics, school newspapers and the like, not to mention recess and play. Votes: 0

I always assumed I would leave drama school and do 'Lady Macbeth' and all sorts of serious things. It just didn't happen. Votes: 0

When I left school I went to Australia for a year and worked in the drama department of a school in Perth. Votes: 0

Boarding school in Tring was a bit of a bubble that burst when I went to Hackney to go to drama school. Votes: 0

Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all. Votes: 0

I did a lot of acting at school and university, then I went to drama school. It was quite a normal route. Votes: 0

I'm interested in generating work for myself. I have trouble with this waiting-for-the-phone-to-ring lifestyle, especially after drama school, which was so creatively fulfilling. Votes: 0

I like the idea of up-and-coming actors nowadays being a little different and not necessarily the drama-school stereotype, being a bit more edgy. Votes: 0

I had had a huge background in the nuance of the accent because I went to drama school in England for four years. Votes: 0

I think if I had come out of drama school and been an instant Hollywood superstar, I would be taking long, leisurely holidays. Votes: 0

I think if I had come out of drama school and been an instant Hollywood superstar, I would be taking long, leisurely holidays. Votes: 0

In high school I was drawn to the study of literature, poetry Shakespeare, contemporary fiction, drama, you name it - I read it. Votes: 0

I know what it's like to struggle for cash. When I went to drama school, I worked as a chambermaid to make ends meet. Votes: 0

All the craft skills that I have, I feel like I developed and honed in drama school. It's the most important thing for me. Votes: 0

I'd love to do a court-room drama. I loved 'Ally McBeal.' That was one of the main reasons I went to law school. Votes: 0

I think I was about 18 before I decided I wanted to pursue acting. I went to drama school in Western Australia when I was 19. Votes: 0

My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was Just William. It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel. Votes: 0

I started performing in high school. There was a pretty great drama department at my school, and that's when I started doing plays and musicals. Votes: 0

There are a lot of great young actors coming out of England who have maybe not gone to drama school, but I wish I had. Votes: 0

I can remember being very keen to go to drama school at the age of eight, and practising ballet in my bedroom to Queen soundtracks. Votes: 0

I went to drama school in Paris and started doing theatre with a friend. Then I moved into movies and slowly but surely I got roles. Votes: 0

The only thing at the back of my mind is longevity, and I'm really lucky that I've constantly been in work since I left drama school. Votes: 0

I got into acting my junior year of high school. We got a new hot drama teacher and I was like 'Alright, I'll try drama.' Votes: 0

I do know that when I look around in show business, I see a lot of people who were in my drama class in high school. Votes: 0

I had done plays in high school. It was something I always wanted to do since I was little. I was a drama major at UC-Irvine. Votes: 0

I think drama school really teaches you how to annunciate; you're conscious that people might not understand you if you speak too fast and too Welsh. Votes: 0

I always wanted to be an actor, even as a little kid. So I went to drama school in the late '60s at Carnegie Mellon. Votes: 0

It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters. Votes: 0

I'd always wanted to go to drama school. My life plan was to get into drama school and become an actor, but it took me three years. Votes: 0

I never did drama in high school or anything like that. I just kind of fell into it after college, and I pursued it on my own. Votes: 0

Prom has all the elements of a popular story. It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama. It has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos. High school. Coming of age. Votes: 0

When I started drama school, theatre was the main draw. I never had any movie star notions. Not that there were family ties to the theatre, either. Votes: 0

I went to drama school. I'm classically trained; I studied Shakespeare, blah blah blah. But I always preferred to do Oscar Wilde, or Shakespeare's comedies over his dramas. Votes: 0

You don't learn acting, you nourish it. I don't regret not going to drama school because I was very afraid of all the lessons. I'm allergic to technicality. Votes: 0

It's like the high school production of something you saw at Steppenwolf, with the most gifted students in drama class playing the John Malkovich and Joan Allen roles. Votes: 0

It's great to have something to dress up for. You know, I spent three years in slacks at drama school, so now I like putting a dress on. Votes: 0

My parents were so proud when I got a scholarship to go to theatre school - it was unheard of that a coal-miner's son should go to drama school. Votes: 0

My parents were so proud when I got a scholarship to go to theatre school - it was unheard of that a coal-miners son should go to drama school. Votes: 0

I feel Britannia High is aimed at an older audience than High School Musical. Britannia High is more of a serious drama, with the music and dance on top. Votes: 0

When I first got out of drama school, my original manager tried to get me to change my name because people were having trouble spelling it and saying it. Votes: 0

I left drama school and went straight into a 10-week film for which I was paid $75 I might say, which for 1962 was one heck of a lot of money. Votes: 0

I was at college studying psychology, philosophy, textiles and drama. But because I wasn't one of those all-singing, all-dancing stage-school kids, I just assumed I'd never become an actor. Votes: 0

The thing a drama school can't give you is instinct. It can sharpen instinct but that can't be taught, and you have to have intuition. It's an essential ingredient. Votes: 0

I was frequently told at drama school that I was thinking too much. And I still have to suppress that part of me because it can sometimes be a hindrance. Votes: 0

I feel 'Britannia High' is aimed at an older audience than 'High School Musical.' 'Britannia High' is more of a serious drama, with the music and dance on top. Votes: 0

I love film, but it's funny going to drama school for three years, where you spend most of your time training for theatre, then coming out and just doing films. Votes: 0

When really you've gone to drama school and rep and then you've come to London and gone to auditions and you've worked, solidly, for years. But that all gets forgotten. Votes: 0

When I was at drama school I wanted to do classical theatre. It just so happened that I did a film when I came out and I moved that way. Votes: 0

I was really sporty and loved singing. I started off doing musical theater. I left university to go to drama school. So I was a bit of a black sheep. Votes: 0

I did all sorts of jobs after drama school - working in a bar, as a teaching assistant. I probably learned as much from them as I did at drama school. Votes: 0

I carried on acting during school holidays and was all set to go to drama school when I was offered my first professional job appearing in 'King David' with Richard Gere. Votes: 0

In terms of drama school, what that will give you that you won't necessarily learn on a film set is the technical ability - ie, projecting your voice and stage craft. Votes: 0

My auditions for drama school were miserable, but one thing I had on my side, although I had no experience or skill or training, was that I wanted to learn everything. Votes: 0

Playing athletics, playing a lot of different sports, going to drama school... I was one of those kids who wanted to do everything, so I ended up being pretty average at everything. Votes: 0

The drama school was in Oxford - and it's funny to think of it, but in those days when I started out the University was nearly all male. And they certainly weren't mixed. Votes: 0

McLeod's Daughters' was my first regular job out of drama school, and my first full-time role. That was great because I learned a lot, in terms of working in front of the camera. Votes: 0

I was pre-med, so I was going to go into the family business, more or less. But I came to my senses, luckily, and backed out, and decided to go to drama school. Votes: 0

Yeah, I did need a lot of breath [to play Margaret Thatcher]. I needed much more breath than I have, after all of my expensive drama school training. I couldn't keep up with her. Votes: 0

The weird thing about drama school is that you train for three years for one thing and then more often than not, it's something that you haven't trained for that you end up doing. Votes: 0

I didn't go to drama school because, from the first refusal I then, as I said, a couple of weeks later, was offered a professional job, where I am immensely grateful to the journey. Votes: 0

My parents couldn't afford a full time drama school, but I basically just did every class I could do, and followed every drama interest I could. When I was 15 or 16 I did drama courses. Votes: 0

My experiences and training back at drama school were very enlightening. I always believe in improving, be it kathak or my acting skills, and would want to experiment more when it comes to work. Votes: 0

It's a basic tenet you learn at drama school. If you're playing someone evil, you can't make an objective moral judgment. You've got to get inside the character and empathize as much as possible. Votes: 0

Oh, I am not naturally gifted in dancing in any way! Stupidly, I didn't go to those classes in drama school. I was like, 'I don't need that; I'll never be dancing in anything.' Votes: 0

The best job was when I was at drama school and I cleaned flats in the Barbican. I loved it. They were spotless anyway, so you'd just watch the telly and flick a duster around. Votes: 0

I love filmmaking, but I decided to go to drama school because I thought that when I'm 60 and looking back on my life, if acting hadn't been a part of it, I would hate myself. Votes: 0

Skins' wanted to create a new thing by actually casting real teenagers. I think it was very brave of them. They also wanted to give the opportunity to people who didn't go to drama school. Votes: 0

'Skins' wanted to create a new thing by actually casting real teenagers. I think it was very brave of them. They also wanted to give the opportunity to people who didn't go to drama school. Votes: 0

I remembered a mantra that one of my teachers used to tell me at drama school, that every thought will pass across your face. Even if you're thinking about Shreddies the camera will read it. Votes: 0

I went to drama school for three years, and the whole thing there is that hopefully you are introduced to a man called William Shakespeare who is the greatest of all time of all storytelling. Votes: 0