I try to find out what there is in the character that in a way, you can't put into words. If I could put it into words, then it wouldn't be a performance. And if I do put it into words, as I play it, I start to get boxed in by those words.
The difference between listening and pretending to listen, I discovered, is enormous. One is fluid, the other is rigid. One is alive, the other is st… - Alan Alda
The difference between listening and pretending to listen, I discovered, is enormous. One is fluid, the other is rigid. One is alive, the other is st…
- Alan Alda
Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come … - Alan Alda
Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come …
Originality is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe - you can't take a taxi. - Alan Alda
Originality is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe - you can't take a taxi.
A really great actor, in a lucky performance, can transform himself or herself. I've seen actors do that. But often it's a mechanical transformation,… - Alan Alda
A really great actor, in a lucky performance, can transform himself or herself. I've seen actors do that. But often it's a mechanical transformation,…
life is meaningless unless you bring meaning to it; ... it is up to us to create our own existence. Unless you do something, unless you make somethin… - Alan Alda
life is meaningless unless you bring meaning to it; ... it is up to us to create our own existence. Unless you do something, unless you make somethin…
Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while or the light won't come in. If you challenge your own, you won't… - Alan Alda
Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while or the light won't come in. If you challenge your own, you won't…
Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart. - Alan Alda
Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.
The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the … - Alan Alda
The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the …
Be brave enough to live creatively. - Alan Alda
Be brave enough to live creatively.
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