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Quote by Laurence Olivier
Theater is the initial glamorizer of thought.
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The quote presents theater as a force that makes ideas attractive and vivid. By putting thought into performance, it gives abstract or difficult ideas a more engaging form. “Initial” suggests this may be one of the earliest ways people encounter ideas made compelling.
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