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... actors of the first water are not more plentiful than playwrights of genius. More
... actresses are such very dull people off the stage. We are only delightful and brilliant when... More
... actresses require protection in their art from blind abuse, from savage criticism. Their work... More
... an actor is exactly as big as his imagination. More
... does it seem to you that it is possible to speak of Art? It would be the same as explaining... More
... instinct is the direct connection with truth. More
... most of all [the actor] will love the boys and girls, the men and women, who sit in the... More
... the men and women of the United States are upon the whole the least animal race of human... More
... the one lesson in the ultimate triumph of any great actress has been to enforce the fact that... More
... the theatre demanded of its members stamina, good digestion, the ability to adjust, and a... More
... unless the actor is able to discourse most eloquently without opening his lips, he lacks the... More
... you have to have been desperately unhappy before you can play comedy, so that nothing can... More
...Christmas is a season of such infinite labour, as well as expense in the shopping and... More
...I have never known a “movement” in the theater that did not work direct and serious harm.... More
...I wasn’t at all prepared for the avalanche of criticism that overwhelmed me. You would have... More
...I will not be a sight gag for anybody. I will not do anything degrading to myself or other fat... More
...I’m thirteen years old, and I think I’m at the crossroads of my life. I’ve got to make... More
...I’ve found out it’s fun to go shopping. It’s such a feminine thing to do. More
A country without bordels is like a house without bathrooms. More
A defective voice will always preclude an artist from achieving the complete development of his... More
A diplomat these days is nothing but a head-waiter who’s allowed to sit down occasionally. More
A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong. More
A good many causes tend to make good masters and mistresses quite as rare as good servants....... More
A lot of people have asked me how short I am. Since my last divorce, I think I’m about $100,000... More
A man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless. All a woman has to do is put you on hold. More
A man in the house is worth two in the street. More
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. More
A man’s true character comes out when he’s drunk. More
A sex symbol becomes a thing.... I just hate to be a thing. More
A successful artist of any kind has to work so hard that she is justified in refusing to lay down... More
Above all, ignore the audience .... More
Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning... More
Acting is the physical representation of a mental picture and the projection of an emotional... More
Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one gesture in... More
Actors work and slave—and it is the color of your hair that can determine your fate in the end. More
Adrian: It was Thanksgiving.
Rocky: Yeah, to you, but to me it’s Thursday, right? More
After the first couple of months, she and Charlie didn’t see much of each other except at... More
Again and again, I struggled though the storm. Once I fainted—and it wasn’t in the script. I... More
Age wins and one must learn to grow old.... I must learn to walk this long unlovely wintry way,... More
Ah! How neatly tied, in these people, is the umbilical cord of morality! Since they left their... More
Alas, we are the victims of advertisement. Those who taste the joys and sorrows of fame when they... More
All true language
is incomprehensible,
Like the chatter
of a beggar’s teeth. More
Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It seems that they... More
Alvy Singer: I’ve gotta see a picture exactly from the start to finish, ‘cause, ‘cause... More
Alvy Singer: You look like a really happy couple. Are you?
Woman on Street: Yeah.
Alvy... More
Alvy’s psychiatrist: How often do you sleep together?
Annie’s psychiatrist: Do you have... More
American gentlemen are a cross between English and French men, and yet really altogether like... More
An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine. More
An actress must be a woman whose emotional perceptions are true, and to make them so, she must... More
And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain,
I’ll state my case of which... More
And there were present
the Picninnies,
and the Jobillies,
and the Garyulies,
and... More
And what is an authentic madman? It is a man who preferred to become mad, in the socially... More
Annie Hall: Well, la-de-da!
Alvy Singer: La-de-da. If I, if anyone had ever told me that I... More
Art is an absolute mistress; she will not be coquetted with or slighted; she requires the most... More
Art is beauty, and every exposition of art, whether it be music, painting, or the drama, should... More
As soon as I suspect a fine effect is being achieved by accident I lose interest. I am not... More
Be a doctor! Be a lawyer! Be a leper missionary! More
Be reflective ... and stay away from the theater as much as you can. Stay out of the theatrical... More
Beautiful women seldom want to act. They are afraid of emotion and they do not try to extract... More
Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it’s looks, most women... More
Being blond is definitely a different state of mind. I can’t really put my finger on it, but... More
Bernstein: “Girls delightful in Cuba stop. Could send you prose poems about scenery but don’t... More
Both men and women are fallible. The difference is, women know it. More
But how is one to make a scientist understand that there is something unalterably deranged about... More
But what is the greatest evil? If you are going to epitomize evil, what is it? Is it the bomb?... More
By the time we hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. We have found out that only a few... More
Captain Hank Quinlan: C’mon, read my future for me.
Tanya: You haven’t got... More
Captain Quinlan: When this case is over, I’ll come around some night and sample some of your... More
Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for... More
Certain women should be struck regularly like gongs. More
Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a... More
Charles Foster Kane: Look, Mr. Carter. Here is a three-column headline in the Chronicle. Why... More
Charles Foster Kane: You always said you wanted to live in a palace.
Susan Alexander: Oh, a... More
Charlie Chaplin’s genius was in comedy. He has no sense of humor, particularly about himself. More
Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops... More
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress. More
Criminals are never very amusing. It’s because they’re failures. Those who make real money... More
Crooks aren’t the worst people, just the stupidest. The fleas of the world. More
Deep down, I’m pretty superficial. More
Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference. More
Destroy yourselves, you who are desperate, and you who are tortured in body and soul, abandon all... More
Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they... More
Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child. He needs guidance. If there is love, there is no... More
Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after... More
Don’t put your daughter on the stage,
Mrs. Worthington,
Don’t put your daughter on... More
Dressing up is a bore. At a certain age, you decorate yourself to attract the opposite sex, and... More
Each action of the actor on the stage should be the visible concomitant of his thoughts. More
Ecstasy is not really part of the scene we can do on celluloid. More
Effeminate men intrigue me more than anything in the world. I see them as my alter egos. I feel... More
Egocentrics are attracted to the inept. It gives them one more excuse for patting themselves on... More
Elsa Bannister: The Chinese say “It is difficult for love to last long; therefore one who loves... More
Elyot: It doesn’t suit women to be promiscuous.
Amanda: It doesn’t suit men for women to... More
Eulogy is nice, but one does not learn anything from it. More
Evenin’ all. More
Every man is a potential genius until he does something. More
Every single night I’m nervous. More
Everybody is somebody’s fool. The only way to stay out of trouble is to grow old, so I guess... More
Everyone probably thinks that I’m a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual... More
Everything overworks everybody here. More
Experts are saying that President Bush’s goal now is to politically humiliate Saddam Hussein.... More

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