Ralph Richardson quotes

Acting is merely the art of keeping a large number of people from coughing. (Ralph Richardson)
In music, the punctuation is absolutely strict, the bars and rests are absolutely defined. But our punctuation cannot be quite strict, because we have to relate it to the audience. In other words we are continually changing the score. View quote
Ralph Richardson
Acting is the ability to dream on cue. View quote
Ralph Richardson
You've got to perform in a role hundreds of times. In keeping it fresh one can become a large, madly humming, demented refrigerator. View quote
Ralph Richardson
The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing. View quote
Ralph Richardson
The most precious things in speech are the pauses. View quote
Ralph Richardson