"Bacon was a philosopher," said Willmott, "and Shakespeare was a poet --a dramatic poet; but Shakespeare was also an actor, an actor- manager, and only an actor-manager could have written the plays."英文原著 · 《Orpheus in Mayfair and Other》
There are actors without knowing it amongst them, and actors without intending it--, the genuine ones are always rare, especially the genuine actors.英文原著 · 《Thus Spake Zarathustra》
RICHARD MANSFIELD Man and the Actor. All men are actors. Napoleon as an actor. The gift for acting is rare. The creation of a character. Copy life! Self criticism. Discipline imperative.英文原著 · 《Autobiographies》
Recalling his early days on the boards he remarked: "Then a young actor had to play a varied round of parts in a single season. To-night it would be farce, to-morrow tragedy, the next night some such melodrama as 'Ten Nights in a Bar-room.' This not only taught an actor his business, it gave him a chance to find out where his strength lay, whether as Dundreary, Hamlet, or Zeke Homespun."英文原著 · 《Autobiographies》
Daly, I bowed my head to a great actor, for though fine things followed, you know the old saying, that 'no chain is stronger than its weakest link.' Well I always feel that no actor is greater than his carefulest bit of detail."英文原著 · 《Autobiographies》
But the actor who combines the electric force of a strong personality with a mastery of the resources of his art must have a greater power over his audiences than the passionless actor who gives a most artistic simulation of the emotions he never experiences.英文原著 · 《Autobiographies》
- Now he thinks I'm just a soap actor. - But you're not just a soap actor.美剧 · 《Friends》
- Where is this "actor" taking them? - Hey! I'm an "actor" too.美剧 · 《Friends》
I'm an actor, and any actor worth his salt can cry on cue.美剧 · 《Friends》
...and I am a terrific actor. - You are a terrific actor.美剧 · 《Friends》