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“Roles came to me. I was very, very lucky in that respect. Great directors, great writers, great producers - they saw something in me that they wanted for their picture or their play or whatever it was, whether it was Edward Albee or whether it was - or Peter Hall, directors. They would come to me, thank God. I was lucky. Lucky, lucky, lucky.”

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Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury, born on October 16, 1925, is a renowned British-American actress. She is celebrated for her exceptional performances in theater, film, and television, particularly for her roles in 'The Man Who Would Be King' and 'Beauty and the Beast'. Lansbury's acting career spans several decades, and she has won numerous awards and accolades for her masterful acting skills and diverse character portrayals. more

“I usually arrive at the first rehearsal with a vague memory of most of it. But the real work happens in rehearsal, oddly enough, because what happens is that you match the words to the movement, and once you know where you're moving, then the words that accompany that movement become not locked into your mind and your brain and your whole body.”

Knows Mind Firsts Real Enough Whole Body Happens Moving Memories Brain Movement Locked Vague Rehearsal Accompany Real Work

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“It's better not to try to learn all the lines by rote. It's a very bad idea, in fact. You have to do it by using the process, and as I say, the process is to learn during rehearsals, and that's how you'll do it.”

Trying Ideas Facts Process Lines Rehearsal Bad Ideas

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“I'm Angie to everybody, you've got to learn.”

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“You learn the values that are inherent in the scene that the writer has written. You learn about who you as a character are in relation to those others who are working with you within that scene.”

Character Values Written Scene Relation Inherent

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