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I love playing Chekhov. That’s the hardest; that’s why I love it most.

Uta Hagen

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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Almost Bone Change Concept Everything History Human Realize
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
Marlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education.
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Country Education Guy Person Poor Sensitive
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.
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Colleague Disciple Freeze Interpretation Must Note Often Stuck Thinker Trend Work
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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Action Character Feed Feeling Instigate Reveal Selected Suspend Unless Vacumn
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
All tedious research is worth one inspired moment.
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Inspire Moment One Worth
Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together.
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Country Fun Like Match Tennis Together Unbelievable Work
Keep pace with the present. Take a trip to the moon. envision the future.
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Envision Future Keep Moon Pace Present Take Trip
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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Cornerd Get Out Show Someone Usually Walk
Awards don’t really mean much.
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Award Mean Much Really
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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Abandoned Circumstance Love Ned Peak Protect Vulnerable
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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Ability Country Democracy Dependent Dissent Dogma Philosopher Prescribe Since Time
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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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.
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Act Angry Go Large Level Mediocre Theatre Think
Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country.
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Country Enjoy Maybe Month Most Play

I love playing Chekhov. That’s the hardest; that’s why I love it most.

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