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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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"If any performer has quality in his voice he can almost always be helped to develop all the other necessary attributes."
Quality

"Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God."
Love

"I have never been an innovator, a creative genius."
Genius

"If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come."
Faith

"Whenever you have a minute I'd like to see you right now."
Now

"The William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh... was the place where Champagne Music was born."
Music

"I realized some of the pitfalls of being well-known; it was nice if you were successful, but it made it just that much harder to take when you failed."
Success

"One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters."
Ambition

"If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience."
Love

"Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education."
Dream
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