It must be noted that it is often the colleague or direct disciple of a new thinker who gets stuck in literal interpretations of the work, tending to freeze the new ideas and language into an inflexible, static condition.
UTA HAGENKeep pace with the present. Take a trip to the moon. envision the future.
More Uta Hagen Quotes
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I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don’t.
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This concept must be changed; we must realize in our bones that almost everything in time and history has changed except the human being.
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To rebel or revolt against the status quo is in the very nature of an artist.
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Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country.
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Awards don’t really mean much.
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We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.
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I’m a bad liar; I don’t know what to say backstage.
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I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don’t go.
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We must overcome the notion that we must be regular… it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.
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We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare.
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Usually, someone who’s in a show gets me a ticket. I feel cornered. I can’t walk out if I don’t like it.
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The need to be loved and protected is at a peak when we feel abandoned and are particularly vulnerable to difficult circumstances.
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All tedious research is worth one inspired moment.
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If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn’t be an actor. You’re in the wrong profession.
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Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together.
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