“You are acting, not being.” Strasberg explained, “I stress the difference between the actor who thinks acting is an imitation of life, and the actor who feels acting is living” — Val Holley Copy Share Image
“he would have been the first to scoff at the notion of labeling himself anything other than an explorer. His words to me were,… — Val Holley Copy Share Image
“Most sources agree that Dean’s best work came under rarefied, idealized conditions, not under a barrage of criticism such as Strasberg’s.” — Val Holley Copy Share Image
“the advantages of bachelorhood: being able to get into bed from either side.” — Val Holley Copy Share Image
“As Dean saw it, the issue was talent, but his confidence in himself was never contagious.” — Val Holley Copy Share Image
“He could sing in more different keys during the course of one song than anybody I’ve ever heard,” — Val Holley Copy Share Image
“Dean and Leach represented Fairmount in an hourlong debate against Marion High that was broadcast on local radio. They argued the affirmative side of… — Val Holley Copy Share Image
“The papers of Jerry Fairbanks Studios lie uncatalogued in the basement of the UCLA research library.” — Val Holley Copy Share Image
“Once he pulled a girl’s bra strap and let it snap in Raymond Elliott’s study hall, which was “just about the most daring thing… — Val Holley Copy Share Image
“You are acting, not being.” Strasberg explained, “I stress the difference between the actor who thinks acting is an imitation of life, and the… — Val Holley Copy Share Image
“Issues of the Fairmount News from the early 1920s are replete with accounts of surprise appearances by hooded Klan representatives at local church services” — Val Holley Copy Share Image
“There was no trick or stunt that he couldn’t accomplish with the greatest of ease; we had balancing stunts and all that jazz —… — Val Holley Copy Share Image
