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Working in the theatre has a lot in common with unemployment.
Working in the theatre has a lot in common with unemployment.
Acting is about giving something away, handing yourself over to whatever role you are asked to play. I'm not hiding read more
Acting is about giving something away, handing yourself over to whatever role you are asked to play. I'm not hiding or escaping or seeking anonymity. I reserve the right not to have a rubber stamp on my forehead saying this is who I am. Because who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play.
Prologues precede the piece in mournful verse,
As undertakers walk before the hearse.
Prologues precede the piece in mournful verse,
As undertakers walk before the hearse.
The best actors do not let the wheels show.
The best actors do not let the wheels show.
Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and at the same time selling yourself.
Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and at the same time selling yourself.
Like a dull actor now,
I have forgot my part, and I am out,
Even to a read more
Like a dull actor now,
I have forgot my part, and I am out,
Even to a full disgrace.
If you took acting away from me, I'd stop breathing.
If you took acting away from me, I'd stop breathing.
As good as a play.
As good as a play.
The play was a great success but the audience was a disaster.
The play was a great success but the audience was a disaster.
