The only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.
BEATRICE WOODThere’s so much more to life than that, though I think that acting is fascinating because you can forget your own sorrow as you act and become somebody else.
More Beatrice Wood Quotes
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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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And culture is – each of us – is like one pearl added to another to make a chain. We each contribute to the other. And that’s all right. But once you’re on your own, do that which comes from within. And I feel this very strongly.
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Very few people know how to work. Inspiration, everybody has inspiration. That’s just hot air.
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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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And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.
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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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But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America.
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Over and over I’m on the point of giving it up.
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But you can’t realize, you can’t know what another person goes through.
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My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.
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Celibacy is exhausting.
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You can’t change the world, you can only change yourself.
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Yes, because when you’re in love, you are shy.
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Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.
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I owe it all to art books, chocolate and young men.
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