I, who wanted danger, adventure, and love
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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But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America.
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My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.
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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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A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic.
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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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Yes, because when you’re in love, you are shy.
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I don’t like to sell my finest pieces.
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Here in America we’re doing the most wonderful crafts
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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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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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I was in a convent for a year.
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You can’t change the world, you can only change yourself.
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And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color.
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Choosing to live in the timeless, I am now at the easiest and happiest time of my life.
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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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