Hume Cronyn Quotes

• The whole business of marshaling ones energies becomes more and more important as one grows older.

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  Birthday, Important, Age

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• I don't mind playing absolute bastards... I just don't want to play the grouch.

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  Play, Mind, Want

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• I try to read everything that's sent me - play scripts, movie scripts - but I've had to make a rule. If the author hasn't grabbed me by Page 25, the piece goes back with a note of apology.

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  Apology, Play, Trying

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• To go on being an actor, you need sheer animal energy. If you can't restock your energy, you have to hide your lack of it.

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  Animal, Energy, Needs

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• I'm going to teach you to HATE spending money.

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  Money, Hate, Spending

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• I find it very difficult just to sit. I would love to learn how to do that with contentment.

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  Contentment, Difficult

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• I'm a taskmaster. I was brought up that way, and I'm sure I imposed that on my kids.

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  Kids, Way

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• I do a lot of planning and plotting. That's my greatest weakness. If I'm not terribly careful, I'll plan to a point where it could come out cut and dried.

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  Cutting, Weakness, Planning

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• I fill my life with a lot of 'busyness' in between jobs. Then I work very hard. Some of it is quite unhealthy. It's compulsive. I don't know what to do about it. I'm a little old to change.

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  Jobs, Littles, Unhealthy

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