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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.

Uta Hagen

I won’t go to England because they won’t let my dog in.
UTA HAGEN

Country Dog Go
Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together.
UTA HAGEN

Country Fun Like Match Tennis Together Unbelievable Work
The knowledge that every day there is something more to learn, something higher to reach for, something new to make for others, makes each day infinitely precious
UTA HAGEN

Day Every Higher Knowledge Learn Make More Other Rach Something
I’m a bad liar; I don’t know what to say backstage.
UTA HAGEN

Backstage Bad Liar Way
Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country.
UTA HAGEN

Country Enjoy Maybe Month Most Play
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.
UTA HAGEN

Before Born Different Human Being Kind Live Peculiar Reason Some Strange
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.
UTA HAGEN

Always Heard Last Little Love Married Person Relationship Together Year
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.
UTA HAGEN

Act Angry Go Large Level Mediocre Theatre Think
no work of art is ever finished, nothing is ever static, no performance is for keeps.
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Art Ever Finish Keep Performance Static Work
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 HAGEN

Colleague Disciple Freeze Interpretation Must Note Often Stuck Thinker Trend Work
I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don’t.
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Actor Good Love Movie Something Watch
I love playing Chekhov. That’s the hardest; that’s why I love it most.
UTA HAGEN

Chekhov Hardest Love Ost Play
The actor must know that since he, himself, is the instrument, he must play on it to serve the character with the same effortless dexterity with which the violinist makes music on his. Just because he doesn’t look like a violin is no reason to assume his techniques should be thought of as less difficult.
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Actor Character Dexterity Effortless Instrument Same Since
Marlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education.
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Country Education Guy Person Poor Sensitive
If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn’t be an actor. You’re in the wrong profession.
UTA HAGEN

Actor Bourgeois Existence Profession Wrong
All tedious research is worth one inspired moment.
UTA HAGEN

Inspire Moment One Worth

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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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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