Uta Hagen Said it Best

Jul 1

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In the final paragraph of Chapter 10 of her book Respect for Acting, Uta Hagen says:

"In defining the difference between reality in life and reality in art, Tolstoy said, "Something is added to nature which wasn't there before." That "something" is the artist's point of view and his power of selection, which comes from life and makes for new life."

I couldn't have said it better.

No, for real. For real.

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