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“The dilemma of Brechtian performance is that, for all of Brecht's emphasis on rationality and the undermining of theatrical illusion, the actor must convincingly portray something that she is not.”

Actors Illusion Performances Rationality Emphasis Dilemma Theatrical Undermining Brecht

Book:From Acting to Performance: Essays in Modernism and Postmodernism

Source: From Acting to Performance: Essays in Modernism and Postmodernism

“The marrying of an actor and his whimsical and theatrical vision is very enjoyable, because he wants it to be filled with something honest, truthful, human, soulful, substantial.”

Want Humans Actors Vision Honest Filled Truthful Enjoyable Human Soul Theatrical Marrying Soulful Honest Truth Whimsical

Author:Jeff Goldblum

“There are very few persons who would think of inquiring into the private life of the newspaper dealer at the corner, or the druggist, or the doctor, or even a Mah Jong partner, but the moment one belongs to the theatrical profession, the public usually feels cheated unless it knows one's inmost thoughts of love.”

Thinking Knows Feels Persons Moments Actors Fame Doctors Corners Profession Partners Newspapers Private Life Theatrical Cheated Dealer Inquiring

Book:The Eminent American Comedienne Marie Dressler in The Life Story of an Ugly Duckling: An Autobiographical Fragment in Seven Parts

Source: The Eminent American Comedienne Marie Dressler in The Life Story of an Ugly Duckling: An Autobiographical Fragment in Seven Parts