"The truth of ourselves is the root of our acting."

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Source : Sanford Meisner, Dennis Longwell (2012). “Sanford Meisner on Acting”, p.45, Vintage

Sanford Meisner

#Roots Quotes #Acting Quotes

“Freedom-no word was ever spoken that has held out greater hope, demanded greater sacrifice, needed more to be nurtured, blessed more the giver. . . or came closer to being God's will on earth.”
“Mothers are only human, you turn it over to God and then you just wing it.”

Source : Jo-Ann Mapson (2010). “Solomon's Oak”, p.262, Bloomsbury Publishing
“I shouldn't talk about individuals in an open forum, at least without thinking about it better.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“The Goldschmidts had joined forces with other Rothschild cousins, the Bischoffsheims, to form a banking partnership which financed the North in the American Civil War.”
“Coming from a smaller place always made things feel more personal, which is really what it's all about.”

Source : Interview with John Hawkes, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 6, 2012.
“Robots touch something deeply human within us. Â For me, robots are all about people.”
“Important thing is not the me that's lying here, but the me that's sitting on the edge of the bed looking back at me, and the me that's downstairs cooking supper, or out in the garage under the car, or in the library reading. All the new parts, they count. I'm not really dying today. No person ever died that had a family.”
“Men of action, above all those whose actions are guided by love, live forever.”

Source : "Martí : Thoughts/Pensamientos" edited by Carlos Ripoll, 1994.

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