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Laurence Olivier Quotes

We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act Picture Quote #1

I have to act to live Picture Quote #1

Use your weaknesses; aspire to the strength Picture Quote #1

What is acting but lying and what is good lying but convincing lying? Picture Quote #1

Acting is an everlasting search for truth Picture Quote #1

If you’re an artist, you’ve got to prove it Picture Quote #1

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Without acting, I cannot breathe Picture Quote #1

What is the main problem of the actor? It is to keep the audience awake, and not let them go to sleep, then wake up and go home feeling they’ve wasted their money Picture Quote #1

Acting is illusion, as much illusion as magic is, and not so much a matter of being real Picture Quote #1

Of all the things I’ve done in life, directing a motion picture is the most beautiful. It’s the most exciting and the nearest than an interpretive craftsman, such as an actor can possibly get to being a creator Picture Quote #1

I am far from sure when I am acting and when I am not or, should I more frankly put it, when I am lying and when I am not. For what is acting but lying and what is good acting but convincing lying? Picture Quote #1

Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is. You’ll be afraid you can’t achieve it. It’s your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best Picture Quote #1

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No matter how well you perform, there’s always somebody of intelligent opinion who thinks it’s lousy Picture Quote #1

A sexual athlete is not likely to find sufficient energy for work of another athletic kind, and the acting of great parts most definitely was and always will be athletic, depending on inner if not on visible energy. Members of other professions that depend on the expenditure of physical energy must, I believe, find similar difficulties when attempting to double up on their energies. One has often heard that the most magnificent specimens of boxers, wrestlers and champions in almost every branch of athletic sport prove to be disappointing upon the removal of that revered jockstrap Picture Quote #1

The office of drama is to exercise, possibly to exhaust, human emotions. The purpose of comedy is to tickle those emotions into an expression of light relief; of tragedy, to wound them and bring the relief of tears. Disgust and terror are the other points of the compass Picture Quote #1

Surely we have always acted; it is an instinct inherent in all of us. Some of us are better at it than others, but we all do it Picture Quote #1

We used to have actresses trying to become stars; now we have stars trying to become actresses Picture Quote #1

I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a village, a great theater is the outward and visible sign of an inward and probable culture Picture Quote #1

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Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult Picture Quote #1

Living is strife and torment, disappointment and love and sacrifice, golden sunsets and black storms. I said that some time ago, and today I do not think I would add one word Picture Quote #1

When you're a young man, macbeth is a character part. When you're older, it's a straight part Picture Quote #1

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We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act (Laurence Olivier Quotes) I have to act to live (Laurence Olivier Quotes) Use your weaknesses; aspire to the strength (Laurence Olivier Quotes) What is acting but lying and what is good lying but convincing lying? (Laurence Olivier Quotes) Acting is an everlasting search for truth (Laurence Olivier Quotes) If you’re an artist, you’ve got to prove it (Laurence Olivier Quotes) Without acting, I cannot breathe (Laurence Olivier Quotes) What is the main problem of the actor? It is to keep the audience awake, and not let them go to sleep, then wake up and go home feeling they’ve wasted their money (Laurence Olivier Quotes) Acting is illusion, as much illusion as magic is, and not so much a matter of being real (Laurence Olivier Quotes) Of all the things I’ve done in life, directing a motion picture is the most beautiful. It’s the most exciting and the nearest than an interpretive craftsman, such as an actor can possibly get to being a creator (Laurence Olivier Quotes) I am far from sure when I am acting and when I am not or, should I more frankly put it, when I am lying and when I am not. For what is acting but lying and what is good acting but convincing lying? (Laurence Olivier Quotes) Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is. You’ll be afraid you can’t achieve it. It’s your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best (Laurence Olivier Quotes) No matter how well you perform, there’s always somebody of intelligent opinion who thinks it’s lousy (Laurence Olivier Quotes) A sexual athlete is not likely to find sufficient energy for work of another athletic kind, and the acting of great parts most definitely was and always will be athletic, depending on inner if not on visible energy. Members of other professions that depend on the expenditure of physical energy must, I believe, find similar difficulties when attempting to double up on their energies. One has often heard that the most magnificent specimens of boxers, wrestlers and champions in almost every branch of athletic sport prove to be disappointing upon the removal of that revered jockstrap (Laurence Olivier Quotes) The office of drama is to exercise, possibly to exhaust, human emotions. The purpose of comedy is to tickle those emotions into an expression of light relief; of tragedy, to wound them and bring the relief of tears. Disgust and terror are the other points of the compass (Laurence Olivier Quotes) Surely we have always acted; it is an instinct inherent in all of us. Some of us are better at it than others, but we all do it (Laurence Olivier Quotes) We used to have actresses trying to become stars; now we have stars trying to become actresses (Laurence Olivier Quotes) I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a village, a great theater is the outward and visible sign of an inward and probable culture (Laurence Olivier Quotes) Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult (Laurence Olivier Quotes) Living is strife and torment, disappointment and love and sacrifice, golden sunsets and black storms. I said that some time ago, and today I do not think I would add one word (Laurence Olivier Quotes) When you're a young man, macbeth is a character part. When you're older, it's a straight part (Laurence Olivier Quotes)

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