If theatre paid as well as movies and TV, I'd do it all the time. Tom Irwin More Quotes by Tom Irwin More Quotes From Tom Irwin We decided to make the most of it. We put the Christmas tree up, It's certainly the worst storm we've experienced, and we've been here just under 30 years. Tom Irwin us-news Exercise your creative muscles all the time, either through classes or through other artistic avenues like painting or dancing or even gardening, staying active and being creative so that when opportunities do come up, you are in a position to take advantage of them. Tom Irwin you gardening painting time As actors, you do have to be aware of your audience. You can't act in a vacuum, even if that audience isn't exactly present with you. Tom Irwin act present your you You're trying to bring an emotional and psychological reality to a character that's on the page and make them three-dimensional. Tom Irwin you trying character reality It's just a very different process from maybe working one or two days a week doing one or two scenes a day versus sustaining a performance over two hours or so eight times a week. Tom Irwin performance doing day process I think theater is a great training ground; I think it's a great opportunity to play. Tom Irwin great think training opportunity