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Quote by Roland Barthes
The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event. - Roland B

The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event. – Roland Barthes

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We become actors without realizing it, and actors without wanting to. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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A woman in agony of spirit might turn her head just so; a man in deep humiliation probably would wring his hands in such a way. From straws like these, drawn from completely different sources, the fabric of a character may be built. – Eleanor Robson Belmont

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Actors, Acting

Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. Its a bums life. The principal benefit acting has afforded me is the money to pay for my psychoanalysis. – Marlon Brando

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Actors, Acting

When I was a fireman I was in a lot of burning buildings. It was a great job, the only job I ever had that compares with the thrill of acting. Before going into a fire, theres the same surge of adrenaline you get just before the camera rolls. – Steve Buscemi

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