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"I have been trying to find out exactly when listeners and performers decided that applause between movements would not be allowed, but nobody seems to have been willing to admit that they were the culprit."

"For anyone who works in front of an audience there is no thrill quite like that of feeling and hearing the evidence of the audience members' enjoyment. Laughter and applause really are powerful."

"Occasionally if you do something extraordinary, the crew responds with spontaneous applause, but that's very rare."

"The lights go down, you hear the applause and you're up there, and then everything else is forgotten."

"When I got through, Duke Ellington stood up and started the applause."

"To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usually means that thereafter we stand still."
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"If I talk about something I either talk about it or I DO it... the minute I talk about it it's lost all it's drive and all it's fun."

"You know, if you're lucky enough to have two smash hit shows, the traffic of the world goes through your dressing room."

"Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward."
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