“I usually need a lot of time to be completely alone with the particular piece, the composer, and the instrument. I also prefer a very quiet atmosphere, and I usually choose pieces that are very close to my personality, my heart. I think the audience can feel it.” ThinkingNeedsFeelsHeartAudiencePiecesParticularPersonalityMy HeartQuietInstrumentsAtmosphereComposer Author:Rafal Blechacz
“I get a lot of joy from playing instruments, and I have a different personality on each instrument. I like to let that come out. I get kind of selfish.” KindDifferentJoyPersonalityInstrumentsSelfishPlaying Instruments Author:Lenny Kravitz
“The decline of true taste for food is the beginning of a decline in a national culture as a whole. When people have lost their authentic personal taste, they lose their personality and become the instruments of other people's wills.” PeopleWholeCultureLostLosesPersonalityTasteInstrumentsDeclinePersonal TasteNational Culture Author:Robert Graves
“Part of an actor's job is to actually adopt the world-view of the character she is playing and to tell the story from that vantage point. If an actor represses large aspects of their personality, they will have a severely limited range and castability. Great actors cultivate effortless access to their subpersonalities. Many acting teachers call this 'freeing your instrument.'” IfsWorldCharacterStoriesJobsActorsViewsActingTeacherPersonalityAspectInstrumentsAccessRangeGreat ActorsEffortlessWorld ViewVantage PointActing Teachers Author:Jack Lemmon
“In the beginning you can think, "The world is like a stage. I am only an actor. God is the director. All are His instruments, all are just actors. He is directing everything." But do not always remain at that level. Move on. Think, "I am the unchanging Atma, not this changing personality and body."” ThinkingWorldBodyMovingActorsLevelsStagePersonalityDirectorsInstruments Author:Sathya Sai Baba