“In order to enter into a real knowledge of your condition, consider it in this image: A man was cast by a tempest upon an unknown island, the inhabitants of which were in trouble to find their king, who was lost; and having a strong resemblance both in form and face to this king, he was taken for him, and acknowledged in this capacity by all the people.” PeopleMenRealFacesFormOrderLostStrongTakenTroubleConditionsKingsCapacityCastsIslandsTempestResemblanceReal Knowledge Book:Blaise Pascal: Thoughts, Letters, and Minor Works Source: Blaise Pascal: Thoughts, Letters, and Minor Works
“Being large and muscular, you are not taken very seriously as an actor. When bigger roles come up and the actor needs to be muscular they tend to cast a regular sized actor and get him to hit the weight program as opposed to hiring an actor who's already muscular and developed in that area.” NeedsActorsRolesTakenAreasProgramWeightBiggerCastsCome UpHiring Author:James Preston Rogers
“A photograph is analogous to a plaster cast taken from life, which is always inferior to a good statue.” TakenPhotographCastsInferiorsStatuesPlasters Author:Jean-Francois Millet