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I personally take cues directly from the script, then I like to surprise the other actors. But you must maintain control on a level and see how far you can go up, down or out emotionally. You have to balance the craft with spontaneity. ↗

— Lusia Strus

#control #craft #cues #directly #down

I pray to be of service to the playwright, the audience, the other actors and my character. ↗

— Lusia Strus

#character #i #other #playwright #pray

I realized that I wanted to play characters and do traditional theatre. I wanted to make believe again. I like putting on a costume and pretending to be someone else for a few hours, and I have a great respect for playwrights. ↗

— Lusia Strus

#believe #characters #costume #else #few

What draws me to the theatre, and what appealed to me about Too Much Light, is that you have no idea what's going to happen. That's the most exciting part of theatre, it's never the same. If it were, it would be like watching a movie. ↗

— Lusia Strus

#appealed #draws #exciting #going #happen

I think my face and voice suit me better as I get older. ↗

— Lusia Strus

#face #get #i #i think #me

What I love about theatre is that it disappears as it happens. ↗

— Lusia Strus

#disappears #happens #i #i love #love

I had been told by so many people that I was going to be nominated, that I should be nominated, that there wasn't any question about my being nominated. I don't think it was a surprise. ↗

— Gloria Stuart

#any #been #being #going #had

I wanted to be a theater actress, but I thought it would be easier to get to New York and the theater if I had a name than if I just walked the streets as a little girl from California. ↗

— Gloria Stuart

#california #easier #get #girl #had

When I was little I thought, isn't it nice that everybody celebrates on my birthday? Because it's July 4th. ↗

— Gloria Stuart

#because #celebrates #everybody #i #july

All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations, if they are accepted. ↗

— Janet Erskine Stuart

#come #gifts #sorts #spiritual #through