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Arthur Penn Quotes

400 Blows’ was so much like my own childhood, it really stunned me Picture Quote #1

Good actors go to emotional places where nobody else wants to go Picture Quote #1

I believe, and this is perhaps too nationalistic a view, that the American style of acting puts actors quickly in touch with each other, so that their continuous presence in a company, as in England, is not absolutely necessary Picture Quote #1

I think there’s a quality of passion to the American actor. I’m certainly attracted to it, and I like to hope that underscoring it is a characteristic of my work. That quality is certainly also present in some British actors, but I tend to feel the mechanical and intellectual process is dominant in the British Picture Quote #1

I believe that a large part of the training in the regional theaters is in imitation of the British style of acting. The British orientation is textual; they start from the language and work toward the character Picture Quote #1

One has a sort of spiritual obligation to go back to the source material of the literature, to make contact with one of the seminal plays of the modern theater Picture Quote #1

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Tap into what you don’t want to say. Tap into that secret place, despite the agony, despite the personal pain, over and above the fatigue Picture Quote #1

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400 Blows’ was so much like my own childhood, it really stunned me (Arthur Penn Quotes) Good actors go to emotional places where nobody else wants to go (Arthur Penn Quotes) I believe, and this is perhaps too nationalistic a view, that the American style of acting puts actors quickly in touch with each other, so that their continuous presence in a company, as in England, is not absolutely necessary. (Arthur Penn Quotes) I think there’s a quality of passion to the American actor. I’m certainly attracted to it, and I like to hope that underscoring it is a characteristic of my work. That quality is certainly also present in some British actors, but I tend to feel the mechanical and intellectual process is dominant in the British. (Arthur Penn Quotes) I believe that a large part of the training in the regional theaters is in imitation of the British style of acting. The British orientation is textual; they start from the language and work toward the character. (Arthur Penn Quotes) One has a sort of spiritual obligation to go back to the source material of the literature, to make contact with one of the seminal plays of the modern theater. (Arthur Penn Quotes) Tap into what you don’t want to say. Tap into that secret place, despite the agony, despite the personal pain, over and above the fatigue (Arthur Penn Quotes)