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 HAGENMarlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education.
More Uta Hagen Quotes
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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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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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Awards don’t really mean much.
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I’m a bad liar; I don’t know what to say backstage.
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I won’t go to England because they won’t let my dog in.
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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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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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All tedious research is worth one inspired moment.
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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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Once in a while, there’s stuff that makes me say, That’s what theatre’s about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn’t happen very often.
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I love playing Chekhov. That’s the hardest; that’s why I love it most.
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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
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Keep pace with the present. Take a trip to the moon. envision the future.
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no work of art is ever finished, nothing is ever static, no performance is for keeps.
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Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country.
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