"I think that for a lot of actors - especially American actors - to get line readings and to be told and have your director literally act out the part for you is sort of discouraging in a way. It's a very Eastern European thing to do - a lot of directors that I worked with in Russia did that as well. And, I never took that as an insult, as many actors tend to do. To me, I think it's just offering a certain energy - offering their flavor - and, instead of trying to sort of decode and communicate it to you, they just show you their flavor of what it should be."

Source : "BWW EXCLUSIVE: Jon Bernthal Talks WALKING DEAD Season Premiere, Theatre Background & More!". Interview with Pat Cerasaro, www.broadwayworld.com. October 16, 2011.

Jon Bernthal

#Reading Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Russia Quotes

“Western philosophers gained access to Asian and African traditions initially by noting similarities and differences. But that, as A.C. Mukerji, of Allahabad, was to note in 1932, is not to do philosophy, but is at best a preparation.”

Source : "Buddhist howls". Interview with Richard Marshall, www.3ammagazine.com. December 28, 2012.
“I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it's so easy to be sweet to people before you love them.”
“Breakthrough happened around me when breakup happened within me.”
“Who said that time heals all wounds? It would be better to say that time heals everything - except wounds. With time, the hurt of separation loses its real limits. With time, the desired body will soon disappear, and if the desiring body has already ceased to exist for the other, then what remains is a wound, disembodied.”

Source : "Fictional character: Narrator". "Sans Soleil", www.imdb.com. 1983.
“Art is much, but love is more ...”
“As confusing, unpredictable and stressful as life may be, always remember, it is never incorrect to be kind. When lost, just do nice things.”

Source : Twitter post from Dec 22, 2013
“They'll invite you to all the parties, but that doesn't mean you have to go all the time.”
“Singing in front of people. It's like having your heart beat outside of you.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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