“In the case of drama (stage, movies, television ), there appear to be people in almost every audience who never quite fully realize that a play is a set of fictional, symbolic representations. An actor is one who symbolizes other people, real or imagined. [...] Also some years ago it was reported that when Edward G. Robinson, who used to play gangster roles with extraordinary vividness, visited Chicago, local hoodlums would telephone him at his hotel to pay their professional respects.” PeopleYearsRealPlayUsedActorsRealizingPayRolesCasesAudienceStageTelevisionDramaYears AgoExtraordinaryLocalsHotelChicagoRepresentationTelephonesNever QuitSymbolicGangstersVividness Author:S. I. Hayakawa
“And they're [Coen brothers] so smart, they're so witty, they have such an extraordinary way of communicating with an audience in a such a clean way - with just a few lines or just a gesture from a character, they say so much.” WayCharacterLinesAudienceBrotherSmartCleanExtraordinaryWittyCommunicateGesturesCoen Brothers Author:Angelina Jolie
“Sean Chen has been an audience favorite from the early rounds. With his floppy hair and outstanding stage presence combined with an extraordinary technique and musicianship, this is little wonder.” LittlesHas BeensWonderAudienceStageHairExtraordinaryRoundsTechniqueOutstandingSeanMusicianshipStage Presence Author:Gregory Isaacs
“When you perform with a live audience, the audience comes back to you, so that you and the audience are giving to each other, in a sense. It's an extraordinary thing. It's wild turf up there.” GivingAudienceExtraordinaryExtraordinary ThingsTurf Book:Al Pacino Source: Al Pacino
“I've never acted before in a movie I've directed. This felt like the time to do it just because the " Leaves of Grass" movie itself is so much of a platform for the lead actor. It's really written for an exciting performance and it really depends on the audience watching an extraordinary actor having a great time pulling off this feat. It makes sense to me as a director to act in support of that.” ActorsFeltSupportAudienceWrittenDependsDirectorsPerformancesExcitingExtraordinaryMake SenseGrassPlatformsPullingGreat TimesFeatsLeaves Of Grass Author:Edward Norton
“You have to be smart to play a dumb blonde over and over again and keep the audience's attention without extraordinary physical equipment.” PlayAttentionAudienceSmartExtraordinaryDumbEquipmentBlondeBeing SmartDumb Blonde Author:Judy Holliday
“I honestly consider that the greatest gift to me, is the reaction that I get from my work. That is a given which I never, ever take for granted. But to be given that by audiences, individuals, on the street, in the theater, is an extraordinary feeling.” FeelingsIndividualGivenAudienceStreetsTheaterExtraordinaryHonestlyReactionsGrantedGreatest Gifts Author:Angela Lansbury