Prologues precede the piece in mournful verse,
As undertakers walk before the hearse.

Prologues precede the piece in mournful verse,
As undertakers walk before the hearse.

If you took acting away from me, I'd stop breathing.

If you took acting away from me, I'd stop breathing.

And Tragedy should blush as much to stoop
To the low mimic follies of a farce,
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And Tragedy should blush as much to stoop
To the low mimic follies of a farce,
As a grave matron would to dance with girls.

The point of acting is to pretend you're someone else and sell a story.

The point of acting is to pretend you're someone else and sell a story.

A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself.

A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself.

Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.

Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.

On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting
'Twas only that when he was off, he was acting.

On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting
'Twas only that when he was off, he was acting.

Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experience.

Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experience.

The play was a great success but the audience was a disaster.

The play was a great success but the audience was a disaster.