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"The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner."
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"No matter how many times audience has already applauded, the sound of their applause will get louder with the better quality of your magic effect."
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"If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect and performance shall be different."
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"Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?"
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"The place trembled with sound. I didn't need to do anything. They would do it all. But you had to be careful. Drunk as they were they could immediately detect any false gesture, any false word. You could never underestimate an audience. They had paid to get in; they had paid for drinks; they intended to get something and if you didn't give it to them they'd run you right into the ocean."
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"I love a finished speaker I really truly do. I don't mean one who's polished I just mean one who's through."
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"I attended a symposium to hear Shilagh Mirgain, Ph.D. speak on Mindful Leadership. Throughout her program, I made sure to make eye contact and smile to support, affirm, and engage with her presentation. When audience members do this for me, it adds an extra punch of dynamic energy that enriches my presentations and improves my performance."
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"I went to a performance of 'The Crucible' at the Guthrie when I was a sophomore in high school, and I knew right away that that's what I wanted to do."
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"One of my side strange abilities is to hear a good song, no matter how it's being performed. Even if you get a bad performance, I can still hear that there's a good song."
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"He who is most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in performance of it."
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"They got a great performance from me. I was happy."
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"Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting."
Enthusiasm
"You can't make people believe in you if you play a horror part with your tongue in your cheek."
People
"Every actor is somewhat mad, or else he'd be a plumber or a bookkeeper or a salesman."
Actor
"I enjoy my work. I haven't been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession."
Work
"There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental School who could play any type, and mentioned me."
Actor
"Circumstances made me the theatrical personality I am, which many people believe is also a part of my personal life."
Life
"Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy."
Language
"It is women who love horror. Gloat over it. Feed on it. Are nourished by it. Shudder and cling and cry out-and come back for more."
Love
"I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person."
Play
"The screen magnifies everything, even the way you are thinking."
Thinking
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