Robert Brustein Quotes
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Without an elite in the arts, we have no leaders, which is to say we have no vision, which is to say we have no…
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Theater going is a communal act, movie going a solitary one.
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The primary function of a theatre is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent.
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The commercial theatre may still be considered one of New York's primary tourist attractions, but . . . there is no longer an audience for…
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On Laurence Olivier as Hamlet in a 1948 film: Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and let the camera…
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No enlightened person would deny its premise, but as an ongoing program it is monotonous, limited, locked in a perception of victimization.
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Forty years later, people still swear they can hear his offstage scream.
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The primary function of a theater is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent.
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Theatergoing is a communal act, movie going a solitary one.
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Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and let the camera circle his blondined head like a sparrow looking for…
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