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Estelle Parsons

"There is some sadness for me now about acting because it used to be that there was a reverence for actors."

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"There is some sadness for me now about acting because it used to be that there was a reverence for actors."

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"I mean, there are times when you aren't working, but still believe that work will come."

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"I believe in things that move people, if the audience isn't deeply caught up and moved to either laughter or tears then I don't think it is theater."

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"For anyone with half a brain they can see that this play is about the human condition."

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"At this point the theater America is in such a precarious place."

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