"...I have never known a movement in the……" — Minnie Maddern Fiske
"...I have never known a movement in the theater that did not work direct and serious harm. Indeed, I have sometimes felt that the very people associated with various uplifting activities in the theater are people who are astoundingly lacking in idealism."
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14 Quotes by Minnie Maddern Fiske
Minnie Maddern Fiske has 14 quotes on this site.
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Among the most disheartening and dangerous of . . . advisors, you will often find those closest to you, your…
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The essence of acting is the conveyance of truth through the medium of the actor's mind and person. The science…
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Go into the streets, into the slums, into the fashionable quarters. Go into the day courts and the night courts.…
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As soon as I suspect a fine effect is being achieved by accident I lose interest. I am not interested...in…
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... most of all the actor will love the boys and girls, the men and women, who sit in the…
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People whose understanding and taste in literature, painting, and music are beyond question are, for the most part, ignorant of…
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...an actor is exactly as big as his imagination.
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This...is an age of specialization, and in such an age the repertory theater is an anachronism, a ludicrous anachronism.
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Idealistic producing is safe. Sensibly projected in the theater, the fine thing always does pay and always will.
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It is in the irony of things that the theatre should be the most dangerous place for the actor. But,…
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Be reflective...and stay away from the theater as much as you can. Stay out of the theatrical world, out of…
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You must not allow yourself to be advised, cautioned, influenced, persuaded
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