We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare.
UTA HAGEN
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.
More Uta Hagen Quotes
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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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All tedious research is worth one inspired moment.
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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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I love playing Chekhov. That’s the hardest; that’s why I love it most.
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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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Keep pace with the present. Take a trip to the moon. envision the future.
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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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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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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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Marlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education.
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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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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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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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I won’t go to England because they won’t let my dog in.
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