I've been in one Derby, and this is my third Belmont. But I've never thought of the fact that I haven't won a Triple Crown race. I...'m not like that. I always look at the sunshine of things.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It was somewhere in the '70's that the fiend gossip came into New York society to stay. The first newspaper outburst that I rememb...er was after the Beecher trial, which was a terrible beginning. Then the papers began with attacks upon women. There were stories of kleptomaniacs, and of a young and fashionable man who had stolen his cousin's ring at a dinner-party, etc., etc. None of this sort of story was allowed at the dinner of Mrs. Astor, Mrs. Belmont, or Mrs. Fish. I can imagine the fine face of the latter freezing into marble had any one opened such a door of Bluebeard's closet in her stately presence.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
An actor must communicate his author's given message--comedy, tragedy, serio- comedy; then comes his unique moment, as he is confr...onted by the looked-for, yet at times unexpected, reaction of the audience. This split second is his; he is in command of his medium; the effect vanishes into thin air; but that moment has a power all its own and, like power in any form, is stimulating and alluring.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
An actor rides in a bus or railroad train; he sees a movement and applies it to a new role. A woman in agony of spirit might turn ...her head just so; a man in deep humiliation probably would wring his hands in such a way. From straws like these, drawn from completely different sources, the fabric of a character may be built. The whole garment in which the actor hides himself is made of small externals of observation fitted to his conception of a role.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
We use important words too frequently and they lose value; for instance, charm and great. An actor or musician often is proclaimed... great when we really mean he is outstanding.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »