Clive Swift quotes
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“You are the spokesman for your character, you put on his case. Are you going to win or lose? There'll be no drama if you look like a loser at the outset.”
-- Clive Swift -
“Acting is a sport. On stage you must be ready to move like a tennis player on his toes. Your concentration must be keen, your reflexes sharp; your body and mind are in top gear, the chase is on. Acting is energy. In the theatre people pay to see energy.”
-- Clive Swift
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“You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.”
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Source : A. J. Liebling (2014). “The Sweet Science”, p.5, Macmillan
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“Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.”
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