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"To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication."
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"The condition you're in at this moment is the product of your previous thoughts, to change your condition, change your thoughts."
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"But you can't show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture. You've got to show what it's really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds."

"An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet."

"If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man."

"Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated."

"When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting. It's following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that."

"There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning."

"Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have."
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