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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

Other quotes by Roland Barthes

The politician being interviewed clearly takes a great deal of trouble to imagine an ending to his sentence: and if he stopped short? His entire policy would be jeopardized! – Roland Barthes

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Interviews
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Roland Barthes
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Pleasure is continually disappointed, reduced, deflated, in favor of strong, noble values: Truth, Death, Progress, Struggle, Joy, etc. Its victorious rival is Desire: we are always being told about Desire, never about Pleasure. – Roland Barthes

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Pleasure
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Roland Barthes
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When he ran from a cop his transitions from accelerating walk to easy jog trot to brisk canter to headlong gallop to flogged-piston sprint…were as distinct and as soberly in order as an automatic gearshift. – James Agee

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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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Actors, Acting

I am acquainted with no immaterial sensuality so delightful as good acting. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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Actors, Acting

I dont get acting jobs because of my looks. – Alec Baldwin

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