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Acting Quote by Uta Hagen

“Talent is an amalgam of high sensitivity; easy vulnerability; high…” quote by Uta Hagen — Download Open image

“Talent is an amalgam of high sensitivity; easy vulnerability; high sensory equipment (seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, tasting intensely); a vivid imagination as well as a grip on reality; the desire to communicate one's own experience and sensations, to make one's self heard and seen.”

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