Del Close famous quotes

04-17-2025

The more you know, the more you can make fun of
-- Del Close

#Fun
It's not about the journey. It's about the people you meet.
-- Del Close

#Journey #People
If we treat each other as if we are geniuses, poets and artists, we have a better chance of becoming that on stage.
-- Del Close

#Artist #Genius #Becoming
The absolute worst thing you can do in a scene is be apathetic.
-- Del Close

#Scene #Apathetic #Worst
Where do the really best laughs come from? Terrific connections made intellectually, or terrific revelations made emotionally.
-- Del Close

#Laughing #Connections #Revelations
The only rule is that there are no rules.
-- Del Close
Fall, then figure out what to do on the way down.
-- Del Close

#Fall #Way #Figures
Every interpersonal situation has a solution in which everyone wins.
-- Del Close

#Winning #Situation #Interpersonal
If the whole is to be Art, the parts must not try to be.
-- Del Close

#Art #Trying
The only real mistake here is ignoring the inner voice.
-- Del Close

#Real #Mistake #Voice
The truth is funny. Honest discovery, observation, and reaction is better than contrived invention.
-- Del Close

#Discovery #Honest #Truth Is
I'm tired of being the funniest person in the room.
-- Del Close

#Tired #Rooms
Beyond the deepest tragedy there is laughter; even in the midst of tragedy there is always the possibility for laughter.
-- Del Close

#Laughter #Tragedy #Possibility
Trust...trust your fellow actors to support you; trust them to come through if you lay something heavy on them; trust yourself.
-- Del Close

#Support #Actors #Trust Yourself
No scene is ever about the words being spoken.
-- Del Close

#Scene
Treat your audience like poets and geniuses and theyâ€™ll have the chance to become them.
-- Del Close

#Genius #Chance #Poet

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