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		I think improv training really orients you to character development, more than taking a Strasberg class or Meisner class. Not only is it about developing character really quickly, but it's also about being a good partner in the scene.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Michael Shannon 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		Each day, you can awake and focus on small, easy goals you can accomplish in the short term - goals that, over time, will lead you to your long-term goal. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Karen Salmansohn 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Sometimes in this game it's as good to be lucky as it is to be good. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Vida Blue 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		As long as I am still interested and curious, I enjoy getting up in the morning, but I can't say I have a happy smile on my face 24/7. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Harriet Walter 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I find that, for me, personally - and this is in everyday life - if I'm not growing, if I can't be stimulated in a conversation, then I am bored. And I'm not good when I'm bored. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Farrah Fawcett 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was in the U.S. about 15 years. Especially in New York. And then I came back to Japan. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Yayoi Kusama 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The Sun never sets on the immense empire of Charles V. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Walter Scott 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		Human interactions, stimulated as they are by disequilibrium, never achieve balance. In even the most favorable transaction, one party-whether he realizes it or not-must always come out the worse. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Jack Vance 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		'So you say, so you say,' murmured Fflewddur, hurrying after him. 'Look closer into your heart. You may find your opinion to be somewhat different.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Lloyd Alexander 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We recognize that the whole world is kind of moving in this direction to digital distribution, but at the same time, there are still people who only watch movies in a movie theater, and there are some people who only watch certain programs on television or certain things on Netflix. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Burnie Burns 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The history of art is not just the history of artists; it is also the history of the people who viewed art. And that wider perspective can help us see some of the reasons why the art of the ancient world should still matter to us. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mary Beard 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		A brave man is a man who dares to look the Devil in the face and tell him he is a Devil. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				James A. Garfield 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It's a character I've created. Actually, that's pretty much the opposite of me, off a farm in the Midwest. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Douglas Wilson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		Any day that is designated to shower the person you love with love is my favorite holiday. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Kevin Nealon 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Ally MacLeod thinks that tactics are a new kind of mint. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Billy Connolly 
			 
		 
	
	
	 
	
	
	
	
		Sitting there clapping and smiling... it's difficult. You're like, 'Don't worry about it, you just double faulted, you just played a really dumb point. Keep positive.' Then more clapping. That would annoy me as a player. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				John McEnroe 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When you're in that state of grief, any little breeze, any hello, any confrontation, any grazing of someone meeting your eyes, might cause you suddenly to burst into grief. You could be looking at a jar of peanut butter in the supermarket, and then start crying. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sandra Cisneros 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I thought if I came back early and played well, I would have a chance to make points early. That's still my goal. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Brad Faxon 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think improv training really orients you to character development, more than taking a Strasberg class or Meisner class. Not only is it about developing character really quickly, but it's also about being a good partner in the scene. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Michael Shannon