Stage Fright in the Actor

“In addition to having a respect for acting, you must have a sense of protection for those who act, the places in which they act, and for the audiences who appreciate the art of acting. Everyone benefits from the arts, but not everyone is an artist. Not even an artist can be a good artist all the time: We all fail. But we try to approach our work as an artist, and we accept our failures as an artist. We move on and try again. We make a terrible mistake—to so, so many—when we lower our standards in a misguided attempt to include more people in what has always been a very small circle of artists. No one stays in the circle for long or too many times, but we have to hold to our standards.” Uta Hagen in interview with James Grissom/1996.

Photograph, from 1995, by Jack Mitchell.

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“Turn away from the envy. And boy is it out there. Every time you take a risk, take a chance, or just show up, the knives come out. Ignore it. It’s worse than any po*******hy or carnage. Look upon the envy and you’ll just turn into a pillar of s**t. Move forward. Keep working and trying.”—Maureen Stapleton/Interview with James Grissom/1991

📸 Ed Feingersh, 1955

Show your talent! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️And remember to breathe!

“Everyone will tell you WHAT you’re doing, but only you can tell us WHY you’re doing it. The why is what distinguishes your work.”-Martha Graham/Interview with James Grissom

Photograph, from 1962, by Jack Mitchell.

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