And Apollinaire (sp?) said, "I don't want to write. I
want to smoke."
I say, "I don't want to smoke. I want to burn."
Candice
--- Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I've at least seen Berkoff on stage. His NT
> production of Wilde's Salome,
> here in the early 90s, was quite brilliant. His
> Herod was total ham, from
> one point of view - grotesque, excessive, full of
> actorly tricks - but it
> was utterly compelling. Wilde's poetry in that
> production was unnervingly
> beautiful; I came out it fizzing with excitement, I
> had always known that
> you could make language do that in the theatre, but
> I had never seen it done
> before. (I've seen it done since, though).
>
> But I digress.
>
> Yes, the self recognition is the difficult part,
> hence the folly. :)
>
> Now I really must get back to work. As Camus is also
> said to have had
> written above his desk: Time. Don't Waste it.
>
> xA
>
> On 6/7/07, Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Point taken - it is the source of long argument
> amongst many actors, I
> > know. Berkoff the same. It's an ill-drawn analogy
> on my part. Sincerity,
> > on stage or in writing, is still the death of the
> work. And rawness a
> > great pleasure. It's recognising it in ourselves
> that's the constant
> > struggle. I think it was Camus who said something
> along the lines of,
> > "if it causes you so much pain, don't do it! No
> one is forcing you to do
> > it."
> >
> > c
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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