George Bernard Shaw Quotes
The function of the actor is to make the audience imagine for the moment that real things are happening to real people.
Quotes to Explore
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I knew the moment it happened, it was a miracle. I could have been kissing her when she threw up. It would have scarred me for life. I may never have recovered.
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The moment you sense someone is making something because they think people are gonna buy it or like it, it's just so phony! The public has a nose for phony like nobody else.
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I think it would be pompous to say I am an underrated actor. I don't think it is for me to think and decide; it is for people to decide. But I am glad I am underrated than being overrated - that is something I would find hard to digest.
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I've grown so much, not just as an actor, but as a human being.
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I'm not saying that Sam J. Jones was Flash Gordon - there's no such thing. No actor can be the person, that's a bunch of crap. People pay to see an actor be himself, whether he plays Hamlet or whatever.
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My marriage to my husband, Bart Conner in 1996 is my proudest personal moment.
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It was never my goal to be an actor.
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You're trying to put yourself in that moment and trying to prepare yourself, to have a 'memory before the game. I don't know if you'd call it visualising or dreaming, but I've always done it, my whole life.
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Sometimes you feel you have the truth of a moment in your hand, then it slips through your fingers and is lost.
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I think this is really a defining moment for the Arab world. The problem is, it is all going to be about blood, sweat and tears. In certain countries it may be just sweat, and in some countries sweat and tears, and in some countries, as you can see, a lot of blood. I think initial instability is something that we are all extremely nervous of.
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Our difficulties of the moment must always be dealt with somehow, but our permanent difficulties are difficulties of every moment.
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Overall when you work in fashion, you're always in a rush. You're always a little late, always in a hurry. Every single moment's important, so you never have enough time to do what you want to do. It's ridiculous.
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Every actor wants more offers, but I get enough and I do like to be busy.
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Having a child, particularly your first child, is such a life-changing moment. Nothing can really prepare you for that.
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In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table.
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I love to act. And oh-so-love telling stories through film as an actor. Even on my 'days off.'
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Interviews are good if you want to be an actor because they raise your profile.
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They call David O. Russell the actor whisperer because he can get stuff out of actors that maybe some other directors can't.
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Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.
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A film is a director's vision... there is, however, much input an actor or actress can have.
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George Bush doesn't care about black people.
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For your friends and family, you are always a champion, but for the media and sponsors, not until you show a spark. Making a champ is more important than celebrating one. I want to be there for youngsters and help them do their best.
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People profess to have certain political positions, but their conservatism or liberalism is really the least interesting thing about them.
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The function of the actor is to make the audience imagine for the moment that real things are happening to real people.
