Uta Hagen Quotes
I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go.
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I'm an artist at heart.
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I grew up in the 90s in the time of grunge when if you didn't go on stage in jeans and a T shirt you weren't 'real.' That seemed ridiculous to me.
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I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go.
