"A good or great performance is like peeling an onion; in every scene you reveal another layer, something the audience hasn't seen until then. They stay involved because they are constantly learning about and discovering the character they are watching. They can't take you for granted and it keeps them hooked."

-- Larry Moss

#Character Quotes #Layers Quotes #Onions Quotes

“For me what was very important was to try to capture the essence that might have existed behind the myth, the human essence of the character.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“It's something we do every week. Every week kind of has bigger name headliners. It's all just our taste. There's a lot of people like Ian Edwards or Dan Mintz who a lot of people haven't heard of yet, but we know are really great. When we started the show five years ago it wasn't because Patton Oswalt needs another place to play. It was because we had a lot of new friends like BJ Novak or Morgan Murphy, who didn't have any club to play.”

Source : Source: www.dead-frog.com
“Call upon me in the Day of Trouble, and I will deliver, and thou shalt glorify me...Wait on the Lord, and be of good Cheer, and he shall strengthen thy Heart; wait, I say, on the Lord:' It is impossible to express the Comfort this gave me. In Answer, I thankfully laid down the Book, and was no more sad, at least, not on that Occasion.”
“Some things are true whether you believe in them or not.”

Source : "Fictional character: Seth". "City of Angels", www.imdb.com. 1998.
“Together, these advocates create a pro-Israeli case so compelling that the idea and reality of Israel has worked itself deep into American culture, politics and foreign policy. Many American Jews refuse to accept it, but the real debate between Israelâ€™s supporters and detractors in America is all but over.”
“Whoever is president, my first priority is the same - as always. I look for what's best for West Virginia and the nation as a whole.”

Source : "YIKES: A Democratic Senator Says He Might Not Vote For Obama" by Brett LoGiurato, www.businessinsider.com. April 20, 2012.
“every actor knows that tragedy, being linear and inevitable, is taxing - but comedy, which depends on the element of surprise, is the hardest act of all.”
“All the world has been converted and Washington is the modem Mecca.”

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