Quote by Mark Helprin Download Open image ““Only bad actors memorize lines. Good actors are perpetually writing them as they act.”” — Mark Helprin ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Poorly written books are a kin to actors forgetting their lines.” — Peggy Randall-Martin Copy Share Image
I realize how much I rely on the actors to really know the lines because I tend to forget what they are exactly, even… — Noah Baumbach Copy Share Image
Actors need to know why they're saying what they're saying, more than just learning their lines. — Dee Rees Copy Share Image
Actors are magical people. They can take words you wrote and say them in a way that, although you thought the line was good… — Kenya Barris Copy Share Image
There are actors who can pull of a writer's lines; I am not competent enough to do that. — Salman Khan Copy Share Image
When you're the director and the writer, you never have to remember your lines, and there's no one to call you on it. On… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
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… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
“The greatest thing about being a writer is the fact you never have to learn lines - you get to write them! ” — Neill Bartlett Copy Share Image
Sometimes actors don't remember their lines. At its worst, this means they 'dry' and silence descends. More commonly, the original lines are paraphrased in… — Alistair Beaton Copy Share Image
“And in this role (the Stage Manager) I could speak from my heart, you know!....provided I can memorize the lines.” — Spalding Gray Copy Share Image
Knowing what thought process goes into constructing a line helps an actor know how to deliver that line because you understand the intention behind… — David Henrie Copy Share Image
“Defiance, Catherine, is a gift of God, who is superior to nature. When nature comes to get you, honor God by treating it, as… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
Because there were all kinds of hell - some were black and dirty, and some were silvery and high. — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“In living, one muddles through the years for the sake of those one or two moments which are indisputably great.” — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“Do you know why you walk slowly when you’re old?” “No.” “Because with age you receive the gift of friction. The less time you… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
The British monarchy has the political and constitutional task of subtracting from the government and governors of Britain the papal and kingly airs that… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“Your time is a good time, and though I have to leave, you can stay. How lucky you are to be in the city… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
They were dancing around the fountain, arm in arm, in an old Dutch dance, their cheeks touching, their hands entwined. They had no music;… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
For what can be imagined more beautiful than the sight of a perfectly just city rejoicing in justice alone. — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
I follow my own nose. So I read things that are different. People will always say to me, "Have you read Robert S. Bosco's… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“If all the months and all their days could be like June weather in New York, there would be paradise on earth. Often, in… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“At least until there are new lakes in the clouds that open upon living cities as yet unknown, and perhaps forever, that is a… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
