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“Men whose only concern is other people's opinion of them are like actors who put on a poor performance to win the applause of people of poor taste; some of them would be capable of good acting in front of a good audience. A decent man plays his part to the best of his ability, regardless of the taste of the gallery.”

Source: Chamfort: Reflections on Life, Love & Society : Together with Anecdotes and Little Philosophical Dialogues

“Truth, like beauty, varies its fashions, and is best recommended by different dresses to different minds; and he that recalls the attention of mankind to any part of learning which time has left behind it, may be truly said to advance the literatures of his own age. As the manners of nations vary, new topicks of persuasion become necessary, and new combinations of imagery are produced; and he that can accommodate himself to the reigning taste, may always have readers who perhaps would not have looked upon better performances.”

Source: The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752

“There seems almost a general wish of descrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist, and of slighting the performances which have only genius, wit, and taste to recommend them.”

Seems Wish Genius Taste Capacity Performances Wit Novelists Labour Reviews

Author:Jane Austen

“Stanley Kubrick was very selective when he went into a close-up. Every director has his taste in a performance, but Stanley would explore a scene to find what was most interesting for him.”

Interesting Taste Scene Directors Performances Most Interesting Selective Stanley

Author:Tom Cruise

“I learned a lot about acting - watching not just myself but other actors and learning how to distinguish between two great takes. It's also about one's own taste in performance.”

Two Actors Acting Taste Performances

Author:Ralph Fiennes

“I'm kind of happy to know there may be some kid or teenager now who might never have had the chance to see my Broadway performance, but gets a taste for what it might have been like now, because they can see Clint Eastwood's film."”

Knows Kind May Has Beens Might Kids Film Chance Taste Performances Teenager Broadway Might Have Been

Author:John Lloyd Young

“Know what it is the emotional statement to convey, and use taste and judgement to help the actors give their best possible performance.”

Knows Giving Helping Use Actors Emotional Taste Performances Statements Judgement

Author:Stanley Kubrick

“The director's job is to know what emotional statement he wants a character to convey in his scene or his line, and to exercise taste and judgment in helping the actor give his best possible performance.”

Knows Want Giving Character Helping Jobs Actors Lines Emotional Exercise Taste Scene Directors Judgment Performances Statements Taste And Judgment

Author:Stanley Kubrick

“My taste is very eclectic. I love musicals, but I also love the classics. I've seen some fantastic productions. I was in a musical for 600 performances in Australia that I first saw in New York.”

Firsts Saws New York Taste Performances Musical Productions Fantastic Australia Eclectic I Love Music

Author:Jacki Weaver

“I'll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there's some great comedy minds and performances.”

Mind Long Accepting Comedy Minutes Taste Performances Bad Taste Great Comedy

Author:Mel Brooks