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" Theater is about life, not about television or movies. "
Jason Robards
Television
Theater
Life
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" When you act, you take on the attitudes and the emotions of others. There has to be a release. Most often done in conviviality. That's why there are clubs like the Players, the Friars - in London, the Garrick. "
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" Actors usually have a lot in common with kids. "
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" We grow each day or don't grow. Go the other way. We're a different person all the time. The human being is something happening differently every day. That's the challenge of doing a play: using your instrument to learn and to pull out these things. "
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" 'Iceman' covers a bigger scope than 'Long Day's Journey.' But they're both fabulous pieces of work. 'Iceman' is like a symphony. It's got all the movements, all these different voices. 'Long Day's Journey' is more like a beautiful string quartet. "
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" I almost failed one drama course. All the actors talked in phony accents. It shocked me. I went out for track instead. "
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" I have six children, and we neglect our older ones more. Because we were so busy trying to make a living, we just say hello and goodbye... I'm sure those things stick with you. "
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" I was a radioman first class in the Navy. I put in seven years. I was around a lot of admirals; I served on destroyers, cruisers, and a flat top for a little while. "
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Navy
" I don't want actors reasoning with me about 'motivation' and all that bull. "
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" An actor doesn't change thought, theme, or mood unless the character does, and the character only does it within the words of the play. "
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" I've played all kinds of TV roles, from cowboys to fathers of teenagers. It's helped me a lot. Of course, I was very lucky to have had good directors. "
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" I've always wanted to be part of a family. "
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" That's what acting is: really make-believe. "
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Really
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" Once you're on, nobody can say, 'Cut it.' You're out there on your own, and there's always that thrill of a real live audience. "
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" As a baseball player, you know the commodity you're selling, but with acting, you wonder, 'What the hell am I doing that is so hot?' "
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You
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" It was 1939. There was no money or jobs around. I did my parents a favor and joined the Navy. "
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Did
Favor
Parents
" It's 90 percent rejection, being an actor. "
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Rejection
Being
" I had a choice whether to live or die, and I chose to live. "
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Whether
Live
" Eugene O'Neil is always exploring our want to love but can't get it out there. "
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Exploring
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" Any actor worth his salt is looking for truth, the core of truth of the particular situation he is portraying, of that play. The playwright, the actors and the audience, that's what we're all there seeking. When it's working, time is destroyed. Sometimes 'Moon,' a play of four hours, would go by in a snap of the fingers. "
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Looking
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" It's part of an actor's equipment to project a voice. "
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Voice
Project
Part
" Projection of sound gives the stage a life different from real life. As actors and interpretive artists, we must not only be able to know the attitude of the script, we must also make ourselves heard - without amplification. "
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" To be true to a play, you can't add something that takes away from the author's intent. "
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" I always wanted to act. To be with my friends. To share something with the audience about the human condition. "
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