I hate singing. I hate dancing. I enjoyed doing ‘Cabaret’ and ‘Assassins,’ but I would wither up and die in ‘The Music Man.’ Denis O'Hare Read Quote
My first paying gig was a play called ‘The Voice of the Prairie’ at a theater that no longer exists in Chicago called Wisdom Bridge. I played a fast-talking radio huckster – a salesman of crystal sets in the 1920s – and I actually won an award. Look at that! And then promptly didn’t get hired for a year. Denis O'Hare Read Quote
I think it was 1987 – something like that – or ’86, and I thought, ‘When you go equity and you’re gonna get paid, you’ll finally be able to make a living.’ But it was not to be so. I always bartended and waited tables so I ended up not doing theater for about a year because nobody would hire me. Denis O'Hare Read Quote
Whether it’s writing a monologue or writing standup or writing a screenplay or writing a play, I think staying involved in the creation of your own work empowers you in a way, even if you don’t ever do it. It gives you a sense of ownership and a sense of purpose, which I think as an actor is really important. Denis O'Hare Read Quote
You have to learn to express differently. Whenever I do TV or film, I ask if I can see the shot to see, to see if it’s full body or a close-up. That helps me understand how to communicate. Denis O'Hare Read Quote
The Iliad’ is about a war 1,200 years ago that solved nothing and achieved nothing. Most of our wars achieve very little. But whatever agenda I have gets buried in a work this great. If you’re being honest, you realize that, as an artist, you’re not a policy maker. Denis O'Hare Read Quote
Probably I have more phobias, fear and eccentricities than I would care to admit. I don’t think I’m in danger of losing my mind, but I do often question my own behavior. I have a very bad temper, and it’s not always healthy for me and for others. I make my way in the world more difficult, and I could do with a little more yoga. Denis O'Hare Read Quote
I was actually a poetry major in college before I punted and decided to become a theater major. I wrote the poem that we put on the sauerkraut boxes in the style of Elling. Denis O'Hare Read Quote
I was a serious poet for quite a while and had little notebooks filled with poetry. Denis O'Hare Read Quote
