James Lipton
James Lipton
James Liptonis an American writer, lyricist, actor and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City. He is the executive producer, writer and host of the Bravo cable television series Inside the Actors Studio, which debuted in 1994...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth19 September 1926
CityDetroit, MI
CountryUnited States of America
laughing comedian analyzing
Comedians don't laugh. They're too busy analyzing why it's funny or not.
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If I were to ask you for example right now to go back with me and define those moments in your life that shaped you as a person and you began to reexamine them, something would happen.
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I became an actor by accident, not by design.
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I wanted when we began this to have a conversation, the kind that you're able to have, and the only way I knew how to do it was not to have a pre-interview.
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Olivier was another case of a genius, who couldn't understand why anybody would have any trouble doing this, because for him it came so easily.
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The foundation for film acting is stage acting.
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I would say that writing, both the act of writing, and of course reading of other people's work is, for me, supreme joy.
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I was originally going to be a lawyer, and the only thing I remember from the art of cross-examination is - you can see this one coming up Sixth Avenue - never ask a question the answer to which you do not know.
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There's only one man I've called a coward, and that's Brian Doyle-Murray.
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The definition of genius, really, should be that that person can do what the rest of us have to learn how to do.
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I must confess that when I'm alone in my study, here in New York, writing; that's when I'm happy.
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When you're talking about the thing that is most important to someone, they're liable to feel something strong.
thinking talking interesting
I think that anybody's craft is fascinating. A taxi driver talking about taxi driving is going to be very, very interesting.
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The difference - the fundamental difference between theater acting and film acting is that film acting is disjunctive.