Judith Malina Quotes

United States, Actress
June 4, 1926 – April, 10, 2015.

Judith Malina was a German-born American theater and film actress, writer and director. With her husband, Julian Beck, Malina co-founded The Living Theatre, a radical political theatre troupe that rose to prominence in New York City and Paris during the 1950s and 60s. The Living Theatre and its founders were the subject of the 1983 documentary Signals Through The Flames.

Also known as Writer, Director

To stand up on the stage is to say to many people: Look at me. How can you do that without speaking the only truth you know? There is no such thing as an uncommitted actor.

Judith Malina
- Looks
- Actors
- Stage
Tremble: your whole life is a rehearsal for the moment you are in now.

Judith Malina
- Life
- Time
- Moments

Twenty-one already, and I still haven't done a thing worth immortality.

Judith Malina
It is better to rage against the preventable suffering/because it leads to the suggestion of gorgeous alternatives/than to express our sadness.

Judith Malina
- Suffering
- Sadness
- Rage
To assault the total culture totally is to be free to use all the fruits of mankind's wisdom and experience without the rotten structure in which these glories are encased and encrusted.

Judith Malina
- Culture
- Mankind
- Glory
The natural order will emerge only if we let go of the fear of the disorder, we trust each other.

Judith Malina
- Nature
- Fear
- Trust
The League of Independent Theater represents a coming together of actual artistic and theatrical forces that may yet undo the difficulty of our times in maintaining the highest artistic standards in a period of economic crisis. Who can save us from the downhill trend of our economy except the vigor of our arts? Theatre, music and education are our only hopes to lift our times beyond their despair and create a viable, prosperous culture.

Judith Malina
- Art
- Together
- Culture