John Michael Higgins Quotes and Sayings - Page 1

“An actor stands in front of a camera onstage, and he controls time and space for the audience. He tells them how long this will take, where to look, when to look, what to think about it. And good performers should be able to do their part with the sound off.”
-- John Michael Higgins

#Thinking #Space #Long
“I'm not a huge fan of improv theater or improv sports or whatever, because it still just looks like a tool. It looks like a technique to me.”
-- John Michael Higgins

#Sports #Technique #Fans
“Comedy has to do with holding and releasing tension; it's very technical. It's more technical than drama.”
-- John Michael Higgins

#Drama #Comedy #Tension
“I do miss sometimes being onstage, because when I do film and television, it's usually so brief and funny.”
-- John Michael Higgins

#Missing #Television #Sometimes
“People who can dance and sing are often very good at comedy.”
-- John Michael Higgins

#People #Comedy #Very Good
“That's how I relax. I love singing with my castmates.”
-- John Michael Higgins

#Singing #Relax
“I can't tell you why I keep getting asked to play gay characters, but I never really considered 'gay' as an adjective, as a playable thing. Maybe it's an element of the character, but it just describes a preference.”
-- John Michael Higgins

#Character #Gay #Play
“I was a stage actor for 20 years or so; I was leading men in classical things. 'Shakespeare,' you know. And now, I never play leading men. I'm that kamikaze comic that comes from the left, turns the table over, and leaves, or the hyper-intelligent yuppie scumbag if it's a drama.”
-- John Michael Higgins

#Drama #Intelligent #Men
“I'm a Navy brat. You find that a lot of stage actors are Army or Navy brats, because they have the ability to make a big impression, make friends, and then leave just a few months later.”
-- John Michael Higgins

#Army #Navy #Actors
“My parents were not at all backstage parents. We had none of that in the family. It was just very clear right away that I was an actor, even from 4 years old. I've never waited a table. I taught some - I'll teach classes in improv or Shakespeare, but there's some motor in me that needs to do that.”
-- John Michael Higgins

#Years #Class #Parent

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