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> [I thought we would have at most an audience of 5,000 devotees because I made the decision to stick to craft, not to gossip, not to be interested in any of the juicy stuff that they talk about on other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/i-thought-we-would-have-at-most-an-audience-of-5-000-devotees-because/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

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## More by James Lipton

> [What I didn't know that by sticking to craft we would blow open some doors that I never saw opened before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/what-i-didn-t-know-that-by-sticking-to-craft-we-would-blow-open-some/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [The studio is meant to be always a place where, first of all, they can be out of spotlight, and second, where they could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/the-studio-is-meant-to-be-always-a-place-where-first-of-all-they-can/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [I may be writing well, I may be writing poorly, but I enjoy the act of writing and sometimes when it turns out okay,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/i-may-be-writing-well-i-may-be-writing-poorly-but-i-enjoy-the-act-of/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [And I thought if I don't pre-interview - first of all, we couldn't afford it - but the second thing was it would force…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/and-i-thought-if-i-don-t-pre-interview-first-of-all-we-couldn-t/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [I'll miss it until the day I die, and I'm convinced to this day that I can get on a horse and jump a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/i-ll-miss-it-until-the-day-i-die-and-i-m-convinced-to-this-day-that-i/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [The definition of genius, really, should be that that person can do what the rest of us have to learn how to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/the-definition-of-genius-really-should-be-that-that-person-can-do/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [They will take a role that scares them over a role that doesn't. That's another thing I like about actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/they-will-take-a-role-that-scares-them-over-a-role-that-doesn-t-that/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [I thought we would have at most an audience of 5,000 devotees because I made the decision to stick to craft, not to gossip,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/i-thought-we-would-have-at-most-an-audience-of-5-000-devotees-because/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [Our language, one of our most precious natural resources, deserves at least as much protection as our woodlands, streams and whooping cranes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/our-language-one-of-our-most-precious-natural-resources-deserves-at/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [We are the only school in America, drama school in America that trains actors, writers and directors side by side for three years in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/we-are-the-only-school-in-america-drama-school-in-america-that-trains/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [When you're talking about the thing that is most important to someone, they're liable to feel something strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/when-you-re-talking-about-the-thing-that-is-most-important-to-someone/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [I stopped writing at the age of 18. I had written incessantly before that. I read, of course, because I was in university, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/i-stopped-writing-at-the-age-of-18-i-had-written-incessantly-before/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [I was originally going to be a lawyer, and the only thing I remember from the art of cross-examination is - you can see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/i-was-originally-going-to-be-a-lawyer-and-the-only-thing-i-remember/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [Olivier was another case of a genius, who couldn't understand why anybody would have any trouble doing this, because for him it came so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/olivier-was-another-case-of-a-genius-who-couldn-t-understand-why/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

> [I was dealing with craft, and that's the surprising thing, the number of people who have literally broken down on our stage, because when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lipton/i-was-dealing-with-craft-and-that-s-the-surprising-thing-the-number/)

[James Lipton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lipton/)

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