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William ShakespeareAll the world 's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ As You Like It

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Oscar WildeThe world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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Louis JouvetThe theater is one of those beehives where we transform the honey of the visible into the invisible.

—  Louis Jouvet, 1887-1951, French actor

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Noel CowardI don't believe in astrology. The only stars I can blame for my failures are those that walk about the stage.

—  Noel Coward, 1899-1973, British playwright

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Eugene IonescoAll the plays that have ever been written, from ancient Greece to the present day, have never really been anything but thrillers... Every play is an investigation brought to a successful conclusion.

—  Eugene Ionesco, 1912-1994, French-Romanian playwright

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Francis BaconBut men must know that in this theater of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on.

—  Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English philosopher

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Jean AnouilhA good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself.

—  Jean Anouilh, 1910-1987, French playwright

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Jean CocteauIn Paris, everybody wants to be an actor; nobody is content to be a spectator.

—  Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, French artist

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T. S. EliotPlaywriting gets into your blood and you can't stop it. At least not until the producers or the public tell you to.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Georges FeydeauIn comedy there are only two main parts. He who slaps and he who gets slapped. It is never the one who slaps who gets the laughs.

—  Georges Feydeau, 1862-1921, French playwright

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Antoine RivarolNature has four great scenes – the seasons – and always the same actors: the sun, the moon and the stars. But it constantly changes the audience.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

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Anton ChekhovIf there's a gun on the wall in act one, scene one, you must fire the gun by act three, scene two. If you fire a gun in act three, scene two, you must see the gun on the wall in act one, scene one.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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George Bernard ShawThe quality of a play is the quality of its ideas.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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ErasmusFor what is life but a play in which everyone acts a part until the curtain comes down?

—  Erasmus, 1469-1536, Dutch humanist

Bertolt BrechtSin is what is new, strong, surprising, strange. The theater must take an interest in sin, if the young are to be willing to go there.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

Bertolt BrechtIf you don't have fun, you don't have a show.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

Bertolt BrechtDon’t expect the theater to satisfy the habits of its audience, but to change them.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

Noel CowardComedies of manners swiftly become obsolete when there are no longer any manners.

—  Noel Coward, 1899-1973, British playwright

Louis JouvetWe do theater because we have the impression of never having been ourselves and that we will finally be able to be.

—  Louis Jouvet, 1887-1951, French actor

Louis JouvetNothing more futile, more false, more vain, more necessary than the theater.

—  Louis Jouvet, 1887-1951, French actor

Louis JouvetCondemned to explain the mystery of their life, men invented the theater.

—  Louis Jouvet, 1887-1951, French actor

Louis JouvetA play is a conversation.

—  Louis Jouvet, 1887-1951, French actor

Louis JouvetThe theater is the domain of appearances.

—  Louis Jouvet, 1887-1951, French actor

Funny Quotes

George CarlinIf all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

—  George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian

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Ancient Greek

DemocritusThe world is a stage, life is a passage. You came, you saw, you departed.

Ο κόσμος σκηνή, ο βίος πάροδος. Ήλθες, είδες, απήλθες.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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