Memorizing Quotes

54 quotes by 52 authors

We speak of memorizing as getting something 'by heart,' which really means 'by head.' But getting a poem or prose passage truly 'by heart' implies… — John Hollander
It's fun to do voiceover work, although you still have to act. But it doesn't involve memorizing lines, and you don't have to dress up. — Stephen Root
I am terrible at memorizing things. Hence, ad-libbing. — Michael Weatherly
I was a huge fan of comedy and movies and TV growing up, and I was able to memorize and mimic a lot of things,… — Hank Azaria
If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it, and do it honestly. I also don't learn things… — Olivia Colman
I worked hard at memorizing lists of facts and figures, and carried with me a book of facts. — Charles Van Doren
I'm not really capable of memorizing stuff without moving around, that's how I do it. — Greta Gerwig
When I did plays in high school and college, I never remember memorizing my lines, but once I had blocking, I had all my lines… — Greta Gerwig
Memorizing, guessing, looking at pictures, predicting, substituting, and skipping, are not reading; they are very bad habits. — Phyllis Schlafly
As an actor, you are in a unique position because you're not only memorizing dialogue but really embodying it. You naturally feel the rhythm of… — Jesse Eisenberg
I'd do entire music videos in my bedroom, where I used to stand in front of my television memorizing the moves to Michael Jackson's 'Beat… — Jimmy Fallon
I miss that process of getting the script and reading it and working on it. Every actor has their own way of memorizing their lines,… — Pauly Shore
I am interested in a lot of things - not just show business and my passion for animals. I try to keep current in what's… — Betty White
George Carlin's album, 'Class Clown,' came out when I was in high school. I memorized a lot of that album. I'd come home from school,… — Steven Wright
In all the houses keys to memorizing objects and feelings had been written. But the system demanded so much vigilance and moral strength that many… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked… — Janet Fitch
I stroke her lightly, memorizing her body. I want her to melt into me, like butter on toast. I want to absorb her and walk… — Sara Gruen
When it came time for me to give my talk on the subject, I started off by drawing an outline of the cat and began… — Richard P. Feynman
I shut the bathroom door and caught sight of my face in the mirror. I had no idea how quickly it was to change, to… — Ruta Sepetys
After it's all over, the early childhood, a chain of birthdays woven with candlelight, piles of presents, voices of relatives singing and praising your promise… — Virginia C. Andrews

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