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Don't write stage directions. If it is not apparent what the character is trying to accomplish by saying the line, tell us how the character said it or whether or not she moved to the couch isn't going to aid the case.
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The actor does not need to become the character. There is no character. There are only lines on a page.
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There is no such thing as character other than the habitual action, as Mr. Aristotle told us two thousand years ago.
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The [Nobel ]prize is such an extraordinary honor. It might seem unfair, however, to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.
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November 30, 1947
(age 78)
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