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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…
• Theater going is a communal act, movie going a solitary one.
• The primary function of a theatre is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent.
• The commercial theatre may still be considered one of New York's primary tourist attractions, but . . . there is no longer…
• On Laurence Olivier as Hamlet in a 1948 film: Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and…
• No enlightened person would deny its premise, but as an ongoing program it is monotonous, limited, locked in a perception of victimization.
• Forty years later, people still swear they can hear his offstage scream.
• The primary function of a theater is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent.
• Theatergoing is a communal act, movie going a solitary one.
• Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and let the camera circle his blondined head like a…

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