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Quote by Bertolt Brecht
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good

A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls. – Bertolt Brecht

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What they could do with round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization. – Bertolt Brecht

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The actors today really need the whip hand. Theyre so lazy. They havent got the sense of pride in their profession that the less socially elevated musical comedy and music hall people or acrobats have. The theater has never been any good since the actors became gentlemen. – W. H. Auden

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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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