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Quote by Jeremy Irons

“You think, you don't just speak. The lines come off the thoughts.”

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Jeremy Irons is a renowned British actor, born in September 1948. He is known for his exceptional acting skills and diverse roles, having won numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a Tony Award. more

“Bad acting, like bad writing, has a remarkable uniformity, whether seen on the French, German, or English stages; it all seems modeled after two or three types, and those the least like types of good acting. The fault generally lies less in the bad imitation of a good model, than in the successful imitation of a bad model.”

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Book:On Actors and the Art of Acting

Source: On Actors and the Art of Acting

“In the theatre, the actor is in total control. The director wasn't in the house last night, the designer wasn't there, the author's dead. It's just us and the audience.”

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Author:Ian Mckellen

“The "magic if" is a tool invented by Stanislavski, the father of acting craft, is to help an actor make appropriate choices. Essentially, the "magic if" refers to the answer to the question, "What would I do if I were this character in this situation?" Note that the question is not "What would I do if I were in this situation?" What you would do may be very different from what the character would do. Your job, based on your analysis of the script, the scene, and the given circumstances regarding the who of your character, is to decide what he or she would do.”

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Author:Bruce Miller

“It is a great help for a man to be in love with himself. For an actor, however, it is absolutely essential.”

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Author:Robert Morley

“The fun for me is knowing what the other person is saying and what my character would be thinking at that time. On the stage you get the chance to do all that, to analyze and build a part, to react, to contribute something no one else can-not the author, not even the director.”

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Author:Barry Nelson

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