The center of the stage is where I am.

Quote by Martha Graham

Topics: Theater Quotes

Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some...

Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some...

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart.

Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart.

In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of...

In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of...

We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or...

We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or...

You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost.

You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost.

'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of...

'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of...

I did not want to be a tree, a flower or a wave. In a...

I did not want to be a tree, a flower or a wave. In a...

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through...

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through...

In the theater the audience wants to be surprised but by things that they expect

In the theater the audience wants to be surprised but by things that they expect

You can throw away the privilege of acting, but that would be such a shame....

You can throw away the privilege of acting, but that would be such a shame....

What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?

What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?

All of the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visible arts, the theater, must singly and...

All of the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visible arts, the theater, must singly and...

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting...

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting...

All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.

All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.

I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a...

I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a...

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

The best of our theater is standing on tiptoe, striving to see over the shoulders...

The best of our theater is standing on tiptoe, striving to see over the shoulders...

Whoever becomes the head of the National Theater finds himself in a position like that...

Whoever becomes the head of the National Theater finds himself in a position like that...

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting...

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting...