HispanicBusiness.com: Success in Hollywood came quickly for Zachary Quinto, and it became the stepping-stone he was hoping for.
Heading to California after graduating in 1999 from Carnegie Mellon University in his native Pittsburgh, he soon began getting cast in TV-series episodes.
Then came a season on "24," and a recurring role on "Heroes" from 2006 through 2010. He made a breakthrough in films in 2009, playing the young Spock in "Star Trek," and then reprised the role this year in "Star Trek Into Darkness."
All of that made his goal possible.
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The idea of getting famous in film before jumping to theater seems unusual to me, but I guess it does make sense. There are many world-known film actors who started doing theater late in their career, but it seems that for them that happened because they had been so successful. Here, Quinto consciously worked in film in order to make it to theater, which is, I think, a very different thing.
In any case, I think he's a great actor and I hope I get to see him perform in a play some time.
I think it is really interesting how Quinto used Film and TV to get what he really wanted, a career in theater. Most actors strive to reach the silver screen, and would rather stay there than the stages of New York, but Quinto has taken the alternative route. I feel that CMU's school of drama really trains and instills a love of the theater in all of its students, and now Quinto is finally getting back to what he knows best. I would love to see how his acting differs from the stage to the screen.
I fact that Zachary Quinto made such a bold and conscious decision to work in the film and television industry in order to get his name out there first. This is a path that I would not expect someone who wants to be in theatre mainly would choose, but I think that this is an extremely interesting path to take. Having seen Zachary Quinto all over the television, I have grown to really love him as an actor, and I truly cannot wait to see him in Menagerie when I get back to NYC. I am interested in knowing more about Zachary Quinto's career path and I think that this is someone who could make a really big impact on the school if he came to speak. Like Albert, I would really like to see how is acting differs from stage to film.
Zachary Quinto has taken the opposite path that i am hoping to take. He made it big in television and film so that he could make it into theater whereas I am hoping that I can do my time in theater when I get out of school and then move into television and theater. I have already worked several union shows so hopefully that means that I am building up enough hours to join the union.
This is not uncommon, that actors from the movie world step to the stage. Some may say it is a shame that there are not as many stage actors, the celebrities are taking over that world, but these actors are quite brilliant. I have not seen Zachary Quinto onstage, but I would love to. Nathan and I saw Scarlet Johanson onstage in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and her presence onstage was more powerful than her in any of her movies. So with that I say that it is pretty cool that these performers switch between the mediums.
I think it is a bit unusual for an actor to go from movies to theatre, as opposed to the more common theatre to movies, but if Quinto is doing well and enjoying his employment, then that's all that really matters. The revival of "The Glass Menagerie" sounds exciting and interesting. I love the play and am excited to see the Carnegie Mellon school of drama's production of it this coming spring. As I have only ever read the play and never seen it, I would like to see a variety of performances, both traditional and not, in order to appreciate the work. I think Quinto will do well in the role of Tom and hope to see him in more theatre acting roles in the future.
First of all i think its extremely awesome too see just how successful and famous our alumni are. Also i wonder just how well the acting program here prepares the actors for movies and film. I would assume going from something like theater where its more important to be big would be easier than the other option because its always easier to scale back then scale up. And on that same note, i for one really want to work in tvand film and not movies so im wondering how well ill be able transition over.
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