Clarke Peters Quotes

• You need to make mistakes in rehearsal because that's how you find out what works and what doesn't.

  Clarke Peters

  Mistake, Making Mistakes, Needs

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• I don't like being away from theater that long. The muscles get atrophied if you don't exercise them.

  Clarke Peters

  Exercise, Long, Theater

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• I like rock music. I like jazz better, though.

  Clarke Peters

  Rocks, Jazz, Rock Music

  "Is this it?". Interview with Adrian Lobb, www.theguardian.com. May 1, 2009.

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• I'm a stage actor, and we never get to see our performances.

  Clarke Peters

  Stage Actors, Actors, Stage

  "Is this it?". Interview with Adrian Lobb, www.theguardian.com. May 1, 2009.

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• My first professional acting job was in 'Hair' during the Vietnam War. So I think I've always been drawn to projects with a social conscience.

  Clarke Peters

  Jobs, War, Thinking

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• Our points of reference in America aren't steeped in literature; they're steeped in that five minutes between commercials.

  Clarke Peters

  America, Literature, Minutes

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I first came to London as a musician, and when my group broke up, I did 'Guys and Dolls' at the Watford Palace theatre. After that, Ned Sherrin found me and brought me to the West End to do one of his shows. The work went from strength to strength, so I thought: 'This is where the world wants me; I'll stay.

  Clarke Peters

  Guy, Theatre, Musician

  "Clarke Peters: 'Lester Freamon's the guy I'd like to grow up to be'". Interview with om Lamont, www.theguardian.com. September 18, 2010.

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• Some film actors want to sit back and look at every scene and all that crap. No, you're an actor - tell the story, and when it's told, there's another one to tell.

  Clarke Peters

  Looks, Stories, Actors

  "Is this it?". Interview with Adrian Lobb, www.theguardian.com. May 1, 2009.

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