no work of art is ever finished, nothing is ever static, no performance is for keeps.
UTA HAGENThe need to be loved and protected is at a peak when we feel abandoned and are particularly vulnerable to difficult circumstances.
More Uta Hagen Quotes
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Thoughts and feelings are suspended in a vacuum unless they instigate and feed the selected actions, and it is the characters actions which reveal the character in the play.
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For some strange reason, we believe that anyone who lived before we were born was in some peculiar way a different kind of human being from any we have come in contact with in our own lifetime.
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All tedious research is worth one inspired moment.
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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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To rebel or revolt against the status quo is in the very nature of an artist.
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I love playing Chekhov. That’s the hardest; that’s why I love it most.
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Since the time of the ancient Greeks a democracy has depended on its philosophers and creative artists. It can only flourish by continuous probing, prodding, and questioning of the social conditions under which man exists and tries to better himself.
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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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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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Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together.
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Keep pace with the present. Take a trip to the moon. envision the future.
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Marlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education.
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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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I’m a bad liar; I don’t know what to say backstage.
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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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