I know that we often tremble at an empty terror; yet the false fancy brings a real misery. - Friedrich Schiller

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Not taboo - it's just that straight actors still risk their careers commercially and economically. They have to please the crowd - they're movie stars; their image is their industry. It goes beyond acting.

Friedrich Schiller

I know that we often tremble at an empty terror; yet the false fancy brings a real misery.

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There are occasions when the general belief of the people, even though it be groundless, works its effect as sure as truth itself.

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