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Acting: Thought Into Action QUOTES

Acting: Thought Into Action QUOTES

1 " Actors create a sense of life not by manipulating experiences, but by experiencing the action as it occurs. They are in the "here and now," a state where concentration on the details of the moment preclude the distractions of the past or future. In this sense they have a great deal in common with those other "players," athletes. "

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2 " Acting is creating a sense of life. It is giving an audience an experience so vivid and truthful that they are able to draw their own conclusions about what it all means. "

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3 " Acting is very subjective. Its essence is experience. It is almost impossible to learn from simple observation, because a great performance is marked by the appearance of spontaneous creation: the artistry that created it is concealed. "

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