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James Lipton

"Olivier was another case of a genius, who couldn't understand why anybody would have any trouble doing this, because for him it came so easily."

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"Olivier was another case of a genius, who couldn't understand why anybody would have any trouble doing this, because for him it came so easily."

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Donna Grant

"When we allow the genius of simple nature to flow through us we become every genius who has ever lived."

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Donna Grant

"Out there, there is some kinda genius person... I am talking about Sherlock Holmes... First very fast talking + in the same full of knowledge."

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Donna Grant

"Genius is an inner inherent intuition and perception. It is not a teachable condition."

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Donna Grant

"A genius is a grownup that remained a kid."

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Donna Grant

"Oftentimes in reality, the genius is in the position of the antihero. Neither the good guys nor the bad guys really trust him because his truth is universal."

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Donna Grant

"In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still."

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Donna Grant

"One who knows what he or she knows as well as what he or she does not know is a genius."

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Donna Grant

"Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater than philosobabble."

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Donna Grant

"Even if there are instances in which it can be mistook by onlookers, never fool yourself into using misunderstood genius as an excuse to be a fool."

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Donna Grant

"Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way."

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James Lipton
"When it began I wrote this passionate letter to people I knew, studio members, of course, and other people with whom we have worked over the years and I said come and teach our students."

People

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James Lipton
"They will take a role that scares them over a role that doesn't. That's another thing I like about actors."

Actor

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James Lipton
"And I thought if I don't pre-interview - first of all, we couldn't afford it - but the second thing was it would force me to do my own research, which takes two weeks."

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James Lipton
"I wanted when we began this to have a conversation, the kind that you're able to have, and the only way I knew how to do it was not to have a pre-interview."

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James Lipton
"I criticize those critics. The reason being that they're doing one of the worst things that ever can be done to an actor, which is to say, Look, you do what we like you to do or else."

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James Lipton
"I was originally going to be a lawyer, and the only thing I remember from the art of cross-examination is - you can see this one coming up Sixth Avenue - never ask a question the answer to which you do not know."

Art

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James Lipton
"And I thought, my God, there's an off chance that they will say something that's really worth preserving and there is one way to do that and I knew what it was because I come from television."

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James Lipton
"I did get Tom Hanks to say, Life is just a box of chocolates."

Life

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James Lipton
"It can be summed up in one sentence. Does this person have something to teach my students? No one has ever let us down."

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James Lipton
"The studio is meant to be always a place where, first of all, they can be out of spotlight, and second, where they could work with a peer group on parts that they might not have played otherwise."

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