#act

I just hate the idea of being well known. I know that is almost impossible if you're an actor who has done okay, but I've always fought against it. ↗

— Michael Gambon

#against #almost #always #being #done

I do not see scales as abstract. ↗

— James Galway

#i #i do #scales #see

I have never received a flute from them for free and I would not accept such a gift from any manufacturer. ↗

— James Galway

#any #flute #free #gift #i

Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me. ↗

— Michael Gambon

#character #character actor #course #every #i

I've always tried to be an actor who... I just plod on and try to keep my mouth shut, mind my own business. I find the whole thing about people's lives... I can't understand it. I'm always astonished that people want to know anything about me. ↗

— Michael Gambon

#actor #always #anything #astonished #business

Paul Schofield said something like, 'If I'm not acting in a play, I don't really exist.' Those weren't the exact words, but he meant it's only when I'm acting in a play that I've got something to say about the world. And then why should I talk, when people can come to see it? ↗

— Michael Gambon

#acting #come #exact #exist #got

Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away. ↗

— Indira Gandhi

#away #bias #big #break #first

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose. ↗

— Indira Gandhi

#alive #learn #midst #must #repose

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#became #completely #good #himself #his

An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#ounce #practice #preaching #than #tons