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James Lipton Quotes
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
Think
About
Driver
Driving
Talking
Very
Craft
Going
Anybody
Interesting
Taxi
Taxi Driver
Fascinating
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
You
Change
Writing
Alike
See
Miracle
Something
Students
Different
Them
Teach
Show
Two
They will take a role that scares them over a role that doesn't. That's another thing I like about actors.
James Lipton
Will
Scares
About
Take
Over
Like
Another
Role
Them
Actor
Thing
What I didn't know that by sticking to craft we would blow open some doors that I never saw opened before.
James Lipton
Before
Doors
Saw
Would
Some
Never
Open
Opened
Know
Sticking
Blow
Craft
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
You
Conversation
Way
Kind
Able
Only
Knew
How
Began
Wanted
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
Broken
You
People
Strong
Important
Stage
Down
Liable
Our
About
Someone
Something
Feel
Most
Talking
Because
Dealing
Surprising
Surprising Thing
Craft
Literally
Who
Thing
Number
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
Art
You
Remember
Lawyer
Avenue
See
Only
Never
Know
Answer
Coming
Question
Up
Going
Sixth
The Only Thing
Which
Ask
Originally
Thing
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
Life
Me
You
Example
Back
Define
Those
Would
Something
Shaped
For Example
Go
Were
Began
Person
Happen
Them
Ask
Your
Moments
Now
Right
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
Down
Something
Students
No-One
Does
Up
Person
Sentence
Us
Teach
Let Us
Ever
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
Genius
Rest
Definition
Learn
How
Person
Us
Really
Should
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