“I know this'll sound obnoxious, but acting was very much an accident for me. I didn't have, like, posters of Marlon Brando in my bedroom when I was growing up.” KnowsSoundActingGrowing UpGrowingAccidentsBedroomPostersObnoxiousBrando Author:Michael Shannon
“It is no accident that I mention our American friends, as they are always influencing our relations with our neighbors either directly or behind the scenes. Sometimes you don't even know who to talk to - the governments of certain countries or directly to their American patrons.” KnowsCountrySometimesGovernmentCertainBehindsInfluenceSceneRelationAccidentsNeighborBehind The ScenesPatron Author:Vladimir Putin
“As soon as I suspect a fine effect is being achieved by accident I lose interest. I am not interested...in unskilled labor. ...The scientific actor is an even worker. Any one may achieve on some rare occasion an outburst of genuine feeling, a gesture of imperishable beauty, a ringing accent of truth; but your scientific actor knows how he did it. He can repeat it again and again and again. He can be depended on.” KnowsMayFeelingsActorsInterestLosesKnow HowAchieveEffectsFineLaborWorkersAccidentsGenuineOccasionsRepeatsSuspectsGesturesNot InterestedAgain And AgainAccentsOutburstRare Occasion Author:Minnie Maddern Fiske