There’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.
BEATRICE WOODYes, because when you’re in love, you are shy.
More Beatrice Wood Quotes
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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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You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.
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Yes, because when you’re in love, you are shy.
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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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Well, I don’t go out much socially. I don’t enjoy going out.
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My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.
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But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
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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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Celibacy is exhausting.
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I’m not too interested in books about India.
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The only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.
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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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A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic.
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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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