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Stella Adler

"The actor cannot afford to look only to his own life for all his material nor pull strictly from his own experience to find his acting choices and feelings."

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"The actor cannot afford to look only to his own life for all his material nor pull strictly from his own experience to find his acting choices and feelings."

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Amber Hurdle

"When he finished, he drank from the cup. Everyone else did too, so I followed suit.And nearly choked to death.It was like fire in liquid form. It took every ounce of strength I had to swallow it and not spray it on those around me."Wh...what is this?" I asked, coughing.Viktoria grinned. "Vodka."I peered at the glass. "No, it isn't. I've had vodka before.""Not Russian vodka."Apparently not."

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Amber Hurdle

"Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience."

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Amber Hurdle

"As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common experience. We all do much the same things, so if you nail somebody, then you've also nailed yourself."

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Amber Hurdle

"I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy."

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Amber Hurdle

"You learn from a conglomeration of the incredible past - whatever experience gotten in any way whatsoever."

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Amber Hurdle

"Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience."

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Amber Hurdle

"At least we're getting the kind of experience we need for the next war."

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Amber Hurdle

"When I started working, I didn't have a clue what I was doing, in that I was just wandering around, hoping that I could succeed. Then after I got a little under my belt, it took me about 25 years to feel like I knew what I was doing."

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Amber Hurdle

"Not everything has a name. Some things lead us into a realm beyond words."

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Amber Hurdle

"What happens to you during Life may seem out of your control; how you perceive each experience, however... good or bad... is totally up to you."

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"When you stand on the stage you must have a sense that you are addressing the whole world, and that what you say is so important the whole world must listen."
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"One way we can enliven the imagination is to push it toward the illogical. We're not scientists. We don't always have to make the logical, reasonable leap."
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"The play is not in the words, it's in you!"
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"The theatre was created to tell people the truth about life and the social situation."
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"The ideas of the great playwrights are almost always larger than the experiences of even the best actors."
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"The actor has to develop his body. The actor has to work on his voice. But the most important thing the actor has to work on is his mind."
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"Your talent is in your choice."
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