Quotable Quotes: On the Red Carpet with the Starry Streetcar Cast
WHERE: Studio 54
WHEN: April 26, 2005
"I have four great actors in the cast, lead by John C. Reilly and Natasha Richardson. I think they've revealed new depths of pain and also comedy in the piece which have surprised and delighted me." --Director Edward Hall
"I think I was born to work in the theater." --John C. Reilly
"When this one came along, it was like the one that especially mattered. Broadway! I've never been on Broadway before and it's also just the union of A Streetcar Named Desire on Broadway" --Chris Bauer on being offered the role of Mitch in other productions of Streetcar
"It just feels like I have another sister who came to visit and I got remarried. It's still the same story but just all slightly different. You just start over." --Amy Ryan on playing the role of Stella on Broadway after playing it in a production at the Kennedy Center last year
"I felt very inspired by the material. I felt great empathy for the character and understanding and love of this play and the importance of this play." --Natasha Richardson on her thoughts upon taking the role of Blanche DuBois
"I don't think the role is dependent on Marlon Brando, even though he's a genius and will always be. The writing is brilliant, so anyone who is up to the task can fill out this character, hopefully." --John C. Reilly on the large shoes to fill in playing Stanley Kowalski
"Natasha Richardson without a doubt is the most hardworking wide-open naturally gifted actress I have ever seen." --Chris Bauer
"I give everything that I've got to it. It demands nothing less." --Natasha Richardson
"Natasha Richardson is a great actress. She approached the role with such courage and humor and heart." --Amy Ryan
"It's not one star or two stars or even four stars. It's a company of actors bringing this story to life and that was one of our big ambitions when we were rehearsing the play--to make it a balanced story." --John C. Reilly
"Every angle that I looked at was somebody who I admired and was better than me. So it made me very afraid." --Chris Bauer
"I hope Tennessee Williams is the winner tonight because he's the most important person. And he's the most important person this evening and for the rest of the run." --Edward Hall on playwright Tennessee Williams
"One of the greatest things about doing this every night is all the time that I get to stand and listen to Natasha Richardson and watch her."--Chris Bauer
"It's teamwork. Theater always is." --Natasha Richardson
"It's difficult to comment on what the chemistry is like with someone. I'm just out there every night looking into their eyes and hoping that it's working. I don't really spend too much time analyzing why it's working or how it's working." --John C. Reilly
"I just felt like, 'How could I live with myself?' I'd be a coward if I actually said no, so I sucked it up and walked through the door and luckily Edward Hall was the director." --Chris Bauer on convincing himself to take the risk of auditioning for the role of Mitch
"The biggest kick I get quite frankly is when I see so many young people coming to see this play and how much it means to them. That's why I'm here." --Natasha Richardson
"It's a real human train wreck."--John C. Reilly on the messy emotions in the play
Interviews by Beth Stevens
Compiled by Grace Hernandez