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"Actors ought to be larger than life. You come across quite enough ordinary, nondescript people in da..." — Ninon de L'Enclos

Actors ought to be larger than life. You come across quite enough ordinary, nondescript people in daily life and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage too.
Ninon de L'Enclos
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