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Patsy Rodenburg Quotes

You have to learn to work and search, not expect instantly to find.

You have to learn to work and search, not expect instantly to find.

Patsy Rodenburg
Patsy Rodenburg (2002). “The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer”, p.164, Palgrave Macmillan

Unless you connect to the text, the audience won't be able to connect with you.

Patsy Rodenburg
Able, Audience
"A working life: The voice coach". Interview with Mark Tran, www.theguardian.com. April 1, 2011.

I'm regularly asked, 'What's a good voice?' I often answer, 'One that I don't notice'. I would also add, one which makes me notice things about a spoken text

Patsy Rodenburg
Voice, Add, Answers

You can’t act Shakespeare until you can speak him.

Patsy Rodenburg
Speak

When actors go onstage, you know immediately if they can do their job. You can be a lawyer or an accountant for years and not find out.

Patsy Rodenburg
Jobs, Years, Theatre

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