Acting doesn't have anything to do with listening to the words. We never really listen, in general conversation, … - Jack Lemmon

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We have so committed ourselves in different ways that we have hardly any time for self-reflection, to observe, to study.

Jack Lemmon

Acting doesn't have anything to do with listening to the words. We never really listen, in general conversation, to what the other person is saying. We listen to what they mean. And what they mean is often quite apart from the words. When you see a scene between two actors that goes really well you can be sure they're not listening to each other - they're feeling what the other person is trying to get at. Know what I mean?

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