American - Actor | July 26, 1922 - December 26, 2000
We grow each day or don't grow. Go the other way. We're a different person all the time. The human being is something happening differently every day. That's the challenge of doing a play: using your instrument to learn and to pull out these things.
Jason Robards
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I always wanted to act. To be with my friends. To share something with the audience about the human condition.
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Once you're on, nobody can say, 'Cut it.' You're out there on your own, and there's always that thrill of a real live audience.
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The theater has kept me alive, and it's allowed me to work at my craft.
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I don't want actors reasoning with me about 'motivation' and all that bull.
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An actor doesn't change thought, theme, or mood unless the character does, and the character only does it within the words of the play.
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It's part of an actor's equipment to project a voice.
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Projection of sound gives the stage a life different from real life. As actors and interpretive artists, we must not only be able to know the attitude of the script, we must also make ourselves heard - without amplification.
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'Iceman' covers a bigger scope than 'Long Day's Journey.' But they're both fabulous pieces of work. 'Iceman' is like a symphony. It's got all the movements, all these different voices. 'Long Day's Journey' is more like a beautiful string quartet.
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I was a radioman first class in the Navy. I put in seven years. I was around a lot of admirals; I served on destroyers, cruisers, and a flat top for a little while.
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It was 1939. There was no money or jobs around. I did my parents a favor and joined the Navy.
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Actors usually have a lot in common with kids.
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