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Are actors just puppets? by Lyn Gardner

With an increasing divide between 'cast' and 'creatives' in productions, how much input can actors have nowadays?"Acting," said Sir Ralph Richardson, "is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing." Katharine Hepburn was equally dismissive, declaring it "the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four."If actors them…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM on May 1, 2013

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