Eleanor Robson Belmont quotes
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“A private railroad car is not an acquired taste. One takes to it immediately.”
-- Eleanor Robson BelmontSource : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“A woman in agony of spirit might turn her head just so; a man in deep humiliation probably would wring his hands in such a way. From straws like these, drawn from completely different sources, the fabric of a character may be built.”
-- Eleanor Robson BelmontSource : Eleanor Robson Belmont (1957). “The Fabric of Memory”
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“An actor rides in a bus or railroad train; he sees a movement and applies it to a new role. The whole garment in which the actor hides himself is made of small externals of observation fitted to his conception of a role.”
-- Eleanor Robson BelmontSource : Eleanor Robson Belmont (1957). “The Fabric of Memory”
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“In retrospect, the past seems not one existence with a continuous flow of years and events that follow each other in logical sequence, but a life periodically dividing into entirely separate compartments. Change of surroundings, interests, pursuits, has made it seem actually more like different incarnations.”
-- Eleanor Robson BelmontSource : Eleanor Robson Belmont (1957). “The Fabric of Memory”
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“Never be afraid to meet to the hilt the demand of either work, or friendship - two of life's major assets.”
-- Eleanor Robson BelmontSource : Eleanor Robson Belmont (1957). “The Fabric of Memory”
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“I was trained by my husband. He said, If you want a thing done go. If not send. I belong to that group of people who move the piano themselves.”
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“There is a vital force in rumor. Though crushed to earth, to all intents and purposes buried, it can rise again without apparent effort.”
-- Eleanor Robson BelmontSource : Eleanor Robson Belmont (1957). “The Fabric of Memory”
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“Cathedrals are built with pennies of the faithful. A great opera house also is a spiritual center, a temple of sorts, where many gather together for recreation, education, and inspiration - a blessed trinity worthy of public support.”
-- Eleanor Robson BelmontSource : Eleanor Robson Belmont (1957). “The Fabric of Memory”
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“An actor must communicate his author's given message--comedy, tragedy, serio- comedy; then comes his unique moment, as he is confronted by the looked-for, yet at times unexpected, reaction of the audience. This split second is his; he is in command of his medium; the effect vanishes into thin air; but that moment has a power all its own and, like power in any form, is stimulating and alluring.”
-- Eleanor Robson BelmontSource : Eleanor Robson Belmont (1957). “The Fabric of Memory”
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“We use important words too frequently and they lose value; for instance, charm and great. An actor or musician often is proclaimedgreat when we really mean he is outstanding.”
-- Eleanor Robson BelmontSource : Eleanor Robson Belmont (1957). “The Fabric of Memory”
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