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Theatre was an art form that I didn't really respect, and because I wanted to shake it up and do different things on stage, I was able to combine all the things I'd learnt through writing on my own.

— Martin McDonagh

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

In our own, theatre can be the place where we come together, reaching with and through stories, to who we are and to who we can be.

— Juliet Stevenson

In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done - but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living.

— Lee Hall

I wish I had read more and majored in literature rather than theatre. I think I would have been a better artist for it. I am trying to play catch-up now.

— Idina Menzel

I did theatre a lot when I was a kid. Then I went to acting school in New York. I did a lot of behind the scenes in college. I wanted to learn while I had the time. I studied theatre and film in different capacities.

— Justin Bartha

I have done a lot of theater.

— Jerry Hall

I didn't want to get into acting just to play bystanders. I feel a bystander enough in my own life. And I do think that theatre can contribute to a certain analysis and commentary on our own world.

— Elliot Cowan

I made theater very important in the beginning of my career.

— Marcello Mastroianni

✗Opposing Perspectives

I took up drama and did so much extracurricular work, like the National Youth Theatre and Guildhall's Saturday school. Acting is where I felt most comfortable and how I wanted to express myself.

— Douglas Booth

I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television drama with theatrical dialogue about the theatre is beyond perfection.

— Aaron Sorkin

I did a lot of theater when I was in high school and college. I also did stand-up in college, so it was always part of what I did.

— Seth MacFarlane