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The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared to life.
On Reflection (1968)
Actors work and slave — and it is the color of your hair that can determine your fate in the end.
On Reflection (1968)
Egocentrics are attracted to the inept. It gives them one more excuse for patting themselves on the back.
On Reflection (1968)
Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one gesture in their lives completely devoid of self-consciousness.
On Reflection (1968)
Stardom can be a gilded slavery.
On Reflection (1968)
The old-fashioned idea that the simple piling up of experiences, one on top of another, can make you an artist, is, of course, so much rubbish. If acting were just a matter of experience, then any busy harlot could make Garbo’s Camille pale.
On Reflection (1968)
The theatre demanded of its members stamina, good digestion, the ability to adjust, and a strong sense of humor. There was no discomfort an actor didn’t learn to endure. To survive, we had to be horses and we were.
On Reflection (1968)
The good die young — but not always. The wicked prevail — but not consistently. I am confused by life, and I feel safe within the confines of the theatre. O'Neil's dramas are slapstick farces, Albee's riddles are simple explanations, Pinter's threatening and threatened anti-heroes are innocent babes — next to life and the living.
I cry out for order and find it only in art.
On Reflection (1968)