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John Garfield
John Garfield
American Actor
Born: Mar 4, 1913
Died: May 21, 1952
Anything Boy Did Home Life Me
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When an actor doesn't face a conflict, he loses confidence in himself. I always want to have a struggle because I believe it will help me accomplish more. John Garfield
Me Confidence Struggle Conflict Will Face Believe More He Himself Because Always Loses Accomplish Want Help Actor
I believe the more successful an actor becomes, the more chances he should take. An actor never stops learning. John Garfield
Learning Believe More Take Never He Becomes Stops Successful Should Actor Chances
Reading is important. John Garfield
Important Reading
I did a lot of jobs when I was a kid - paper boy, grocery boy, all those things. I guess maybe I got a point of view then. John Garfield
Guess Paper Kid Those Jobs Point Point Of View Boy Got Lot Did Maybe Then Grocery View Things
I wanted the attention I missed at home, so I became the leader of a gang. That way, I got attention and was recognized as being important. It wasn't a bad gang - you know, in poor districts in New York, there's a gang to every block. We never robbed at the point of a gun; we'd steal potatoes from a grocery store, or crackers. John Garfield
Home You Gun Leader Important Every Way Recognized Bad Districts Potatoes Steal Point Never Attention Missed New Robbed Know Became Got Block Crackers York New York Being Store Wanted Poor Grocery Grocery Store Gang
I always wanted to be in the limelight, and I found I could get it by being on the stage. That was the beginning of everything for me. John Garfield
Me Beginning Stage Everything Could Limelight Always Get Being Wanted Found
There was a revolution going on at home. Why didn't I earn some money? Why didn't I do something practical, like chicken farming? John Garfield
Home Money Revolution Earn Some Something Like Practical Chicken Going Farming Why
I didn't learn anything about acting until I joined the Group Theatre. They taught me an entirely new approach, an entirely new technique. John Garfield
Me Theatre Group Approach About Entirely Joined New New Approach Until Learn Taught Anything Acting Technique
There was no convincing me that a stepmother could be anything but a wicked ogre, and I acted accordingly. John Garfield
Me Wicked Could Stepmother Accordingly Anything Convincing Acted
There are many films in which minority groups are caricatured to the point where truth is all together lost. There are many more films, good in general, but untrue in their presentation of the Negro's life as totally divorced from the Caucasian's or the Caucasian's from the Negro. John Garfield
Life Truth Good Together Truth Is Minority Lost Films Totally General More Point Divorced Untrue Caucasian Where Which Many Groups Presentation

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