Great acting: Laurence Olivier, Sybil T...
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“We used to have actresses trying to become stars; now we have stars trying to become actresses.”
“Above all, you must remain open and fresh and alive to any new idea.”
“Don't be afraid to be outrageous; the critics will shoot you down anyway.”
“The art of persuasion. The actor persuades himself, first, and through himself, the audience.”
Source: Great acting: Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Redgrave, Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Noël Coward
“Autograph-hunting is the most unattractive manifestation of sex-starved curiosity.”
“Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.”
“If he was lost for a moment, he would dive straight back into its honey.”
“What is acting but lying and what is good lying but convincing lying?”
“Don't waste your time striving for perfection; instead, strive for excellence - doing your best.”
“Acting is illusion, as much illusion as magic is - and not so much a matter of being real.”
“Shakespeare - The nearest thing in incarnation to the eye of God.”
“The humility to prepare and the self-confidence to bring it off.”