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27 quotes by James Lipton

James Lipton (born September 19, 1926) is an American writer, composer, actor and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City. He is the executive producer, writer and host of the Bravo cable television series Inside the Actors Studio, which debuted in 1994. He is a Chevalier of France's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
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Comedians don't laugh. They're too busy analyzing why it's funny or not.

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I think that anybody's craft is fascinating. A taxi driver talking about taxi driving is going to be very, very interesting.

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I thought we would have at most an audience of 5,000 devotees because I made the decision to stick to craft, not to gossip, not to be interested in... →

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They change. They're different. There are no two alike, that's the miracle of it. But if they have something to teach the students. You can... →

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The difference - the fundamental difference between theater acting and film acting is that film acting is disjunctive.

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I did get Tom Hanks to say, Life is just a box of chocolates.

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I was dealing with craft, and that's the surprising thing, the number of people who have literally broken down on our stage, because when... →

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Geniuses always think it's easier than we make it out to be.

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The definition of genius, really, should be that that person can do what the rest of us have to learn how to do.

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They will take a role that scares them over a role that doesn't. That's another thing I like about actors.

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And I thought, my God, there's an off chance that they will say something that's really worth preserving and there is one way to do that and... →

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If I were to ask you for example right now to go back with me and define those moments in your life that shaped you as a person and you began to... →

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The foundation for film acting is stage acting.

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