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"We are the only school in America, drama school in America that trains actors, writers and directors side by side for three years in a master's degree program, and we want them - to expose them to everything."
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"Hackman is able to live in the moment which means there is nothing for him at that split second than what is occurring in the scene."
"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."
"Because - Bobby Lewis said this once to us in class, the better you get, the less credit you'll get. Because the better you are, the more it looks like walking and talking and everybody thinks they can walk and talk."
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"The definition of genius, really, should be that that person can do what the rest of us have to learn how to do."
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