“The essence of acting is the conveyance of truth through the medium of the actor's mind and person. The science of acting deals with the perfecting of that medium.” MindPersonsActorsDealsActingEssenceMediums Book:Mrs. Fiske: Her Views on Actors, Acting, and the Problems of Production Source: Mrs. Fiske: Her Views on Actors, Acting, and the Problems of Production
“I have never said that human society ought to be aristocratic, but a great deal more than that. What I have said, and still believe with ever-increasing conviction, is that human society is always, whether it will or no, aristocratic by its very essence, to the extreme that it is a society in the measure that it is aristocratic, and ceases to be such when it ceases to be aristocratic. Of course I am speaking now of society and not of the State.” BelieveHumansSaidStillsStatesCoursesDealsOughtEssenceConvictionExtremesCeaseHuman SocietyAristocratic Book:the Revolt of the Masses Source: the Revolt of the Masses
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of property were just what Aristotle did not talk about. They are the conditions of happiness; but the essence of happiness, according to Aristotle, is virtue. So the moderns decided to deal with the conditions and to let happiness take care of itself.” CareDealsLibertyVirtueConditionsDecidedEssencePropertyTake CarePursuit Author:Allan Bloom
“It's difficult because you can't generalise about these things. But in essence, you deal with children as simply as you deal with actors - you have to show a certain sort of respect. You deal with them lovingly and protect them, but if you protect them enough then they're open to engage with what you want to do with them.” IfsWantChildrenEnoughShowsCertainActorsDifficultDealsProtectEssenceWhat You Want Author:Michael Haneke