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" Hamlet is the result of Shakespeare's work on Brutus. "
Dakin Matthews
Hamlet
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" Moliere exaggerates common vices of mankind: lust, greed, misanthropy, hypocrisy. We all have a touch of these. "
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" I believe that the arts of a culture are terribly important and yet almost indefensible. "
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" I'm an OK singer. "
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" 'School for Wives' is Moliere's first step toward grand comedy, but he still has one foot in commedia. "
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" You can't argue that you have to have art, and prove it to anybody. Why should I give $1,000 to art when there are people starving? Of course, that's true. But just because you can't, theoretically, defend the arts, or make a sensible argument for their preservation, doesn't mean they're not important. "
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" I think there's something about a sylvan setting; you want grass and nature with outdoor Shakespeare. "
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" If I were on 'Survivor,' I might be the first off the island. "
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" I'm a workaholic, and I know it. And I don't care to deal with it. "
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" I'm not saying that theatre is a doomed profession, but if a person wants to stay in it very long, they'd better develop theatre skills beyond just acting. "
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" I'm making my Broadway musical debut at the age of 73 - it's a kind of interesting career arc. "
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" Often, directors toss playwrights out of rehearsals. "
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" If an L.A. actor is a star or a good face, and they want to get cred by doing a serious Shakespeare play, they will come to New York first. "
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Good
" Theater is a local art. You perform for the people in the theater that day. "
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" I'm here in Hollywood to do film and television and make enough money to get my kids through college. "
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" I sort of got fooled into acting, actually. I never intended to do it. "
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