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Quote by Tadeusz Łomnicki
U nas jest inaczej – aktor to człowiek, który ma swój normalny, przeciętny los, ale może wypowiedzieć to, czego słowa owej wewnętrznej treści nigdy nie wyrażą, stając twarzą w twarz do twarzy podobnej.
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The quote contrasts the actor’s ordinary, average life with what the actor can express in performance. Words alone may fail to communicate an inner meaning, but facing another similar human face creates a direct form of expression. The actor therefore gives that unspoken content a human presence, even while remaining an ordinary person.
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- Akademia Polskiego Filmu, interview in Kino (1969), no. 10
- Format
- Official Statement
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