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"One is just an interpreter of what the playwright thinks, and therefore the greater the playwright, the more satisfying it is to act in the plays."
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"There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself."
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"I actually find it harder to act in the scenes where there's not much happening, say having a milkshake in the diner. That is far harder to do than straight scenes where there's a drama going on and you have something to do."
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"It is the mystery of the creative act that something other than our conscious self takes over."
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"We're building on an international network with many others for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are so many things we can do to carry forward policies."
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"It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be the beginning."
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"Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk."
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"Since I also act, sometimes I get over my resentment and commit to the pitch as an acting job."
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"Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good."
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"I think all those actors from that generation, like Bogart - they were wonderful actors. They didn't act. They just came on and they did it, and the characters were wonderful."
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"One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses."
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Explore more quotes by Vivien Leigh

"Every single night I'm nervous. You never know how the audience is going to react."
Night

"Classical plays require more imagination and more general training to be able to do. That's why I like playing Shakespeare better than anything else."
Imagination

"I've always been mad about cats."
Cats

"I loved fencing and dancing and elocution."
Dance

"I never found accents difficult, after learning languages."
Learning

"I think any classical training in the theatre is of enormous value."
Theatre

"When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I like trying to give pleasure to people."
Love

"English people don't have very good diction. In France you have to pronounce very particularly and clearly, and learning French at an early age helped me enormously."
Age

"I have just made out my will and given all the things I have and many that I haven't."
Will

"My first husband and I are still good friends and there is no earthly reason why I should not see him. Larry and I are very much in love."
Love
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