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Lilli Palmer Quotes

I had to learn that a good actor, like an iceberg, reveals only a small part of his ability on the surface. You suggest; you don't serve on a platter. You hold back. You don't expose it all to view. That's the way to

I had to learn that a good actor, like an iceberg, reveals only a small part of his ability on the surface. You suggest; you don't serve on a platter. You hold back. You don't expose it all to view. That's the way to put the audience's imagination to work.

Lilli Palmer
Views, Imagination, Actors
Lilli Palmer (1975). “Change lobsters, and dance: an autobiography”

Fidelity is a gift not a requirement.

Lilli Palmer
Requirements, Fidelity, Palms

Departures and arrivals tend to emphasize people's personalities.

Lilli Palmer
People, Personality, Departure
Lilli Palmer (1975). “Change lobsters, and dance: an autobiography”

Smell can conjure up memories for me stronger than any other sense. Especially childhood memories. Perhaps because you were that much shorter and therefore closer to the ground and its smells.

Lilli Palmer
Memories, Smell, Childhood
Lilli Palmer (1975). “Change lobsters, and dance: an autobiography”

I sweat. If anything comes easy to me I mistrust it.

Lilli Palmer
Sweat, Easy, Mistrust

Facility is an obstacle to any creativeness. In any art form. You get a nice effect without effort, sometimes by accident, and you're satisfied; but there's nothing substantial underneath.

Lilli Palmer
Art, Nice, Creativity

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