And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.
BEATRICE WOODFirst of all, I’d like to say here the fact that I’m not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
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Over and over I’m on the point of giving it up.
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But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America.
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A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic.
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The only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.
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Well, I don’t go out much socially. I don’t enjoy going out.
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Hardships and handicaps can…stimulate our energy to survive them. You’ll find if you study the lives of people who’ve accomplished things, it’s often been done with the help of great willpower in overcoming this and that.
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I hang on to the statement of scientists that there is no time. Therefore, join me in telling everyone you are thirty-two. This allows me to go after young men and plan grabbing husbands from my girlfriends.
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First of all, I’d like to say here the fact that I’m not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
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Do be true to yourself, whether it’s bad doesn’t matter. The important thing – you have to copy while you’re studying.
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I don’t like to sell my finest pieces.
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I’m not too interested in books about India.
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Very few people know how to work. Inspiration, everybody has inspiration. That’s just hot air.
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Celibacy is exhausting.
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You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.
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But you can’t realize, you can’t know what another person goes through.
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