"The sole aim of the arts of scene-designing, costuming, lighting, is to enhance the natural powers of the actor."

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Source : Robert Edmond Jones (2004). “The Dramatic Imagination: Reflections and Speculations on the Art of the Theatre”, p.8, Taylor & Francis

Robert Edmond Jones

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“The advantage of literature over life is that its characters are clearly defined, and act consistently.”
“Everyone's seen the Beatles.”
“I donâ€™t want traffic behavior, I want social behavior.”
“Some rather seek up high Than dig and grind that inner truth”

Source : Song: The Ritual, 2008
“In my teens I was interested in photography. Then I decided that I should learn something about the world of commerce. And I came to America at age 17 to escape Europe. I went to NYU - nothing better than being 17 years old and coming to New York.”

Source : "The New World of Nicolas Berggruen". Interview with Richard Bradley, www.worth.com. October 21, 2012.
“Taking somebody's sacrifices is like taking counterfeit money. You're only the poorer.”
“I don't know everything about the Southern Hemisphere, but if you're fans of something as bad as Vegemite, we must have similar interests.”
“You don't even have to win a championship every year to draw the fans. You just have to show you're really trying.”

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