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Curtain Quotes

What curtains reveal, and what they're built to hide.

This collection uses the curtain as both a stage cue and a symbol, opening with a wish to remove the curtain of pretence from a character's face. A broadcaster's memory of never wanting an act-one curtain interruption sits alongside quotes tagged Air.

I want to remove the curtain of pretence from all of my characters.

Quotes by Vikrant Massey

When we went on the air, I didn't want to be interrupted for an act-one curtain.

Quotes by Norman Lear

I was an immigrant. I came here at 12. We were caught behind the Iron Curtain until I was 10.

Quotes by Lidia Bastianich

Who's not sat tense before his own heart's curtain.

Quotes by James Russell Lowell

Adverse Quotes

I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions - the curtain was up.

Quotes by Groucho Marx

Hurried and worried until we're buried, and there's no curtain call, Lifes a very funny proposition after all.

Quotes by George M. Cohan

Everybody wants me to finally close the curtain on the joke that is the Audley Harrison show.

Quotes by David Haye

Eudora Welty's 'A Curtain of Green' had an enormous effect on me. But my early attempts to graft stories from the Deep South onto North of England provincialism were not successful. All were rejected.

Quotes by Barry Unsworth

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the curtain symbolize across these quotes?
It shifts between a literal stage cue, a political barrier like the Iron Curtain, and a metaphor for the pretence people hide behind.
Is there a quote about theater specifically?
Yes, one speaker recalls never wanting to be interrupted for an act-one curtain while on air, referencing live broadcast pressure.
Does any quote reference the Iron Curtain?
Yes, one immigrant's account describes being caught behind the Iron Curtain until age ten before moving at twelve.
What does removing a curtain of pretence mean here?
It reflects a desire to strip away the false fronts characters or people put up, letting something more honest show through.
What related topics pair with Curtain quotes?
Readers also browse Air and After quotes for adjacent themes of timing and atmosphere.

Elsewhere, the Iron Curtain marks a childhood spent behind a real political divide before immigrating at twelve, and one line simply notes a tense heart before its own curtain. See also After quotes.