"Most actors make themselves unhappy by searching for their sanity, by insisting on their normalcy; it's a grave mistake."

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Source : Michael Shurtleff (2009). “Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part”, p.4, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Michael Shurtleff

#Mistake Quotes #Unhappy Quotes #Normalcy Quotes

“Our nation has kept faith with its veterans. Funding for veterans healthcare and benefits is strong, and has increased more than 75 percent in the last decade.”
“The best thing you can do when you're not feeling funny is go out and get more stimuli from the world, get out and walk around, read a book, go talk to some birds or a dog and replenish the well, as it were.”
“Suicide by carbon monoxide used to be done in the garage. Now, all you have to do is go to Mexico City and inhale.”
“I'm really a sucker for old, old movies. Like old film noir. I don't know. I also really enjoy independent movies.”
“The thing is, I have a zillion apps, and I'm always looking for the perfect arrangement for them, so scrambling my home screen is part of that eternal quest.”

Source : "iPhone Home: Susan Orlean". www.newyorker.com. January 31, 2012.
“It's political Daddyism and it's as old as demagogues and despotism.”
“We have the power, knowledge, and equipment to build a world beyond our wonder. Only loss of nerve can defeat us.”
“I'm not of the religion but I'm educated enough to understand there is a misconception about it globally.”

Source : "Director Karan Johar Exclusive Interview MY NAME IS KHAN". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. May 7, 2010.

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