"The essence of acting is the conveyance of truth through the medium of the actor's mind and person. The science of acting deals with the perfecting of that medium."

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Source : Minnie Maddern Fiske, Alexander Woollcott (1917). “Mrs. Fiske: Her Views on Actors, Acting, and the Problems of Production”

Minnie Maddern Fiske

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“Let the erring sisters depart in peace; the idea of getting up a civil war to compel the weaker States to remain in the Union appears to us horrible to the last degree.”
“Success is a poor teacher”
“It is important to act as if bearing witness matters.”

Source : Maxine Kumin (2000). “Always Beginning: Essays on a Life in Poetry”
“Dream Song of Thunders: Sometimes I go about pitying Myself, While I am carried by the wind Across the sky.”
“A whole woman will always attract a whole man. And when they touch, they will fuse to create a whole marriage. Ultimately, when the time is right, they will produce whole children.”
“There's a lot more responsibility at home, so a tour is like the opposite for me. It's like a breath of fresh air.”
“I don't really care what the man on the street thinks. I never did anything to please him in the first place, and I'm not going to start now.”
“We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defence of these uses is our pleasure, amusement, and convenience.”

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