“There is a problem on the so-called commercial stage in New York. The price of a ticket is exorbitant, and there are no longer original productions possible, apparently, on the commercial stage. They are all plays that were taken from either England or smaller theaters, off-Broadway theaters, and so on. The one justification there used to be for the commercial theater was that it originated everything we had, and now it originates nothing. But the powers that be seem perfectly content to have it that way. They don't risk anything anymore, and they simply pick off the cream.” WayPlayProblemSeemsUsedTakenRiskStageNew YorkPicksEnglandTheaterOriginalsProductionsUsed To BeJustificationCreamTicketsBroadway Author:Arthur Miller
“I could beat my mike stand into the stage, but I was still in pain. Maybe fans liked it, but sometimes people forget you're a person and they're more into the entertainment value. It's taken a long time to turn that around and give a strong show without it being a kamikaze show.” PeopleGivingPersonsLongStillsSometimesShowsPainValuesTurnsStrongForgetTakenFansStageLong TimeBeatsEntertainmentMikeForget You Author:Axl Rose
“It is over one hundred years since the abolition of slavery. The Negro people in the United States have taken plenty and they have reached a stage where they have decided that they are not going to take any more.” PeopleYearsStatesUnitedUnited StatesTakenStageHundredDecidedSlaveryPlentyAbolitionAbolition Of Slavery Author:C. L. R. James
“It's been a long time since I've stood on a stage in London. Was about 14 or 15 years ago, I was 60 years old, just a kid with a crazy dream. Since then I've taken a lot of Prozac, Paxil, Wellbutrin, Effexor, Ritalin, Focalin. I've also studied deeply in the philosophies and the religions, but cheerfulness kept breaking through.” YearsLongPhilosophyDreamKidsTakenCrazyStageLong TimeYears AgoLondonCheerfulnessProzacRitalin Author:Leonard Cohen
“Maybe yes, but probably not. At each stage I made what was then the best choice. Having taken that decision, I changed direction and there was no turning back.” MadeChoicesDecisionTakenStageChangedNo Turning Back Author:Mr. Lee
“It would be very curious to record by means of photographs, not the stage of the picture, but its metamorphoses. Perhaps one would perceive the path taken by the mind in order to put its dreams into a concrete form. But what is really very curious is to observe that fundamentally the picture does not change, that despite appearances the initial vision remains almost intact.” MindMeanDoeDreamWould BeFormOrderVisionPathTakenRecordsStageRemainsPhotographAppearanceDespiteCuriousPerceiveConcreteInitialsMetamorphosis Author:Pablo Picasso
“From a very young age I had an ambition to be a musician, and to do that professionally. That's what I pursued until I was about 20, playing in bands that were taken pretty seriously at that stage.” AgeYoungTakenStageBandAmbitionMusicianYoung AgePursued Author:Cillian Murphy
“Photos should focus on your waist up, unless you have amazing legs. Then it's okay to include one or two full-body shots in your gallery. The majority of your photos should be closer up, highlighting your face. Don't stage a smile. Instead, try to laugh just before the shot is taken. Flirty smiles that don't look cheesy also work. Make eye contact with the camera. Aim to take most of your photos outdoors.” ShouldTryingLooksTwoBodyEyeFacesLaughingTakenFocusStageShotsOkayAimCamerasMajorityLegsContactYour FaceGalleryCheesyFlirtyEye ContactHighlighting Author:Amy Webb
“If I stage things too much and nothing changes in the act of photographing, then I might as well have not taken the picture: If the whole thing already exists in my head, then I haven't learned anything. The tension lies between the staging and the unpredictability.” IfsWellsWholeMightLyingTakenToo MuchStageHavensTensionThings ChangeUnpredictabilityStaging Author:Justine Kurland
“When I was 16 or 17, I saw Lenny Bruce being taken to jail. They took him off stage because he talked about race.” RaceTakenSawsStageJail Author:Paul Mooney