James Lipton Quotes

James Lipton
James Lipton
American Educator
Born: Sep 19, 1926
Actor Genius Person Thought Would You
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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. James Lipton
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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 see them writing during the show. James Lipton
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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. James Lipton
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What I didn't know that by sticking to craft we would blow open some doors that I never saw opened before. James Lipton
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Because - Bobby Lewis said this once to us in class, the better you get, the less credit you'll get. Because the better you are, the more it looks like walking and talking and everybody thinks they can walk and talk. James Lipton
You Class Better Walk Everybody Once More Like Talk Looks Talking Because Said Walking Get Us Bobby Less Credit Thinks Lewis
Hackman is able to live in the moment which means there is nothing for him at that split second than what is occurring in the scene. James Lipton
Nothing Live Able Scene Split Hackman Him Than Which Means Moment Second
I wanted when we began this to have a conversation, the kind that you're able to have, and the only way I knew how to do it was not to have a pre-interview. James Lipton
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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 you're talking about the thing that is most important to someone, they're liable to feel something strong. James Lipton
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I was originally going to be a lawyer, and the only thing I remember from the art of cross-examination is - you can see this one coming up Sixth Avenue - never ask a question the answer to which you do not know. James Lipton
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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 reexamine them, something would happen. James Lipton
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It can be summed up in one sentence. Does this person have something to teach my students? No one has ever let us down. James Lipton
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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. James Lipton
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