Hollywood is a strange place if you're in trouble. Everybody thinks it's contagious.
Judy GarlandRead
I try to bring the audience's own drama - tears and laughter they know about - to them.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Judy Garland emphasizes the importance of connecting with the audience's emotions in performance.
In this quote, Judy Garland speaks about the role of an artist in touching the hearts of the audience by reflecting their own experiences of joy and sorrow. She believes that true performance resonates deeply when it evokes familiar emotions, allowing the audience to feel a personal connection to the art presented.
Themes
PerformanceEmotionAudienceConnectionArtistry
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a speech by a director discussing the importance of emotional engagement in theater.
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