One Cannot Demand Of Art That It

If You Want A Bourgeois Existence, You Shouldn't Be An Actor. You're In The Wrong Profession.

The Actor Must Know That Since He, Himself, Is The Instrument, He Must Play On It To Serve The Character With The Same Effortless Dexterity With Which The Violinist Makes Music On His. Just Because He Doesn't Look Like A Violin Is No Reason To Assume His Techniques Should Be Thought Of As Less Difficult.

Talent Is An Amalgam Of High Sensitivity; Easy Vulnerability; High Sensory Equipment (seeing, Hearing, Touching, Smelling, Tasting Intensely); A Vivid Imagination As Well As A Grip On Reality; The Desire To Communicate One's Own Experience And Sensations, To Make One's Self Heard And Seen.

The Need To Be Loved And Protected Is At A Peak When We Feel Abandoned And Are Particularly Vulnerable To Difficult Circumstances.

One Cannot Demand Of Art That It Pay You In Any Other Way Than In The Satisfaction Of The Work Itself.