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.

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If you would test the character of anything, you only need to enquire whether that thing leads you to God or away from God.

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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Also, I'd like to play an athlete again, while I'm still physically fit, or a musician, like Nat King Cole, because I play the trumpet and sing. I'd like to incorporate that into a character.

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We all will experience pain, struggle, and trauma; suffering is a choice to cling and remain attached to the story. - Michael Margolis

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I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.

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Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself. — William Faulkner

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The Universe is a dream dreamed by a single dreamer where all the dream characters dream too.

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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. ― John Wooden

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The cleverest character in comedy is the clown, for he who would make people take him for a fool, must not be one.

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