American - Actor | July 26, 1922 - December 26, 2000
I have six children, and we neglect our older ones more. Because we were so busy trying to make a living, we just say hello and goodbye... I'm sure those things stick with you.
Jason Robards
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Theater is about life, not about television or movies.
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I finally realize that I have earned my happiness and what little success I have. And I'm not guilty about it any more. It just happened one day. It just came out.
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Eugene O'Neil is always exploring our want to love but can't get it out there.
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I almost failed one drama course. All the actors talked in phony accents. It shocked me. I went out for track instead.
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When you act, you take on the attitudes and the emotions of others. There has to be a release. Most often done in conviviality. That's why there are clubs like the Players, the Friars - in London, the Garrick.
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I've always wanted to be part of a family.
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To be true to a play, you can't add something that takes away from the author's intent.
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Any actor worth his salt is looking for truth, the core of truth of the particular situation he is portraying, of that play. The playwright, the actors and the audience, that's what we're all there seeking. When it's working, time is destroyed. Sometimes 'Moon,' a play of four hours, would go by in a snap of the fingers.
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As a baseball player, you know the commodity you're selling, but with acting, you wonder, 'What the hell am I doing that is so hot?'
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I had a choice whether to live or die, and I chose to live.
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It's 90 percent rejection, being an actor.
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