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There is always a half-malicious curiosity amongst actors to witness the shortcomings of a novice. They invariably experience strong inclinations to prophesy failure.

Anna Cora Mowatt, Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie (1854). “Autobiography of an Actress: Or, Eight Years on the Stage”, p.220
There is always a half-malicious curiosity amongst actors to witness the shortcomings of a novice. They invariably experience strong inclinations to prophesy failure.