You must get away from the real thing because the real thin… - Stella Adler

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You must get away from the real thing because the real thing will limit your acting and cripple you. To think of your own mother's death each time you want to cry onstage is schizophrenic and sick.

Stella Adler

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Stella Adler (February 10, 1901 – December 21, 1992) was an American actress and an acclaimed acting teacher.

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