Constantin Stanislavski Quotes
Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards; but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty.
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I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people in all media, want to be famous but they don't really want to do anything. I can't think of anything less worth striving for than fame.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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My mother has been the greatest influence on my life, morally. When I get right down to it, my mother and father are two people I can count on no matter what.
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You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities.
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It would be spiteful to put a Jellyfish in a trifle.
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I love Nelly. He's such a great performer. He's so hyper and so am I.
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To be fair, I don't get mad when people laugh at me when I fall down.
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Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.
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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
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Man is largely a creature of habit, and many of his activities are more or less automatic reflexes from the stimuli of his environment.
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As a result of 50 years of emancipation, feminine qualities were dying out or being transferred to the males. Pansies of both sexes were everywhere, not yet completely homosexual, but confused not knowing what they were. The result was a herd of unhappy sexual misfits... the women wanting to dominate and the men to be nannied.
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There are still times in my life where I pull back from being totally honest, and I can't imagine a single straight person who would understand that.
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When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.
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I take a lot of pictures.
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I'll admit that I do quite like drinks that come in coconut shells. So there's always that.
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If observed facts of undoubted accuracy will not fit any of the alternatives it leaves open, the system itself is in need of reconstruction.
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It's an irony that growing inequality could mean more money for philanthropy. In the U.S., quite a few of the ultra-rich have taken to heart the 19th century industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie's comment that it's a disgrace to die wealthy.
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How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the world's main religions?
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I feel blessed that I found not just a profession, but a 24/7 way of life that I purely love. That curiosity to be current, to listen to the Hozier album, to be early in recognition of a Lorde and spending time with her and Miguel, the pleasure of seeing new talent erupt... I love it.
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To define is to limit.
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Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards; but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty.
