You've got to keep fighting; you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.
Elia KazanRead
Acting... was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses the exhilaration and gratification experienced by an artist when performing and receiving immediate feedback from their audience.
Elia Kazan highlights the unique thrill that comes with acting, where an artist can experience immediate approval and exhilaration from their craft. This sense of fulfillment and connection with the audience is a rare and special aspect of artistic expression that few other fields can offer.
Themes
ActingArtPerformanceApprovalExhilaration
In practice
Example use cases
During an acting workshop, I shared the quote by Elia Kazan to emphasize the joy found in quick audience feedback.
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