I think there's a quality of passion to the American actor. I'm certainly attracted to it, and I like to hope that underscoring it is a characteristic of my work. That quality is certainly also present in some British actors,… — Arthur Penn Copy Share Image
I believe, and this is perhaps too nationalistic a view, that the American style of acting puts actors quickly in touch with each other, so that their continuous presence in a company, as in England, is not absolutely necessary. — Arthur Penn Copy Share Image
Tap into what you don't want to say. Tap into that secret place, despite the agony, despite the personal pain, over and above the… — Arthur Penn Copy Share Image
A lot of directors in television have come up through the technical ranks. They have all the technical skills in the world. They're not… — Arthur Penn Copy Share Image
I believe that a large part of the training in the regional theaters is in imitation of the British style of acting. The British… — Arthur Penn Copy Share Image
I think there's a quality of passion to the American actor. I'm certainly attracted to it, and I like to hope that underscoring it… — Arthur Penn Copy Share Image
One has a sort of spiritual obligation to go back to the source material of the literature, to make contact with one of the… — Arthur Penn Copy Share Image
“The Queen, bless her heart, has cultivated procrastination to a degree which is really an art--when one is vexed, as I fear I often… — Arthur Penn Copy Share Image
I don't storyboard. I guess it dates back to my days in live television, where there was no possibility of storyboarding and everything was… — Arthur Penn Copy Share Image
I believe, and this is perhaps too nationalistic a view, that the American style of acting puts actors quickly in touch with each other,… — Arthur Penn Copy Share Image
