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Chapter 2
Youdon’tknowthateverygesturemustmeansomething.Youdon’tknowhowtogetanaudiencetolookatyoubeforeyouspeak.Youmakeuptoomuch.Withyoursortoffacethelessmake-upthebetter.Wouldn’tyouliketobeastar?"
"Whowouldn’t?"
"CometomeandI’llmakeyouthegreatestactressinEngland.Areyouaquickstudy?Yououghttobeatyourage."
"IthinkIcanbeword-perfectinanypartinforty-eighthours."
"It’sexperienceyouwantandmetoproduceyou.CometomeandI’llletyouplaytwentypartsayear.Ibsen,Shaw,Barker,Sudermann,Hankin,Galsworthy.You’vegotmagnetismandyoudon’tseemtohaveanideahowtouseit."Hechuckled."ByGod,ifyouhad,thatoldhagwouldhavehadyououtoftheplayyou’reinnowbeforeyoucouldsayknife.*You’vegottotakeanaudiencebythethroatandsay,now,youdogs,youpayattentiontome.You’vegottodominatethem.Ifyouhaven’tgotthegiftnoonecangiveityou,butifyouhaveyoucanbetaughthowtouseit.Itellyou,you’vegotthemakingsofagreatactress.I’veneverbeensosureofanythinginmylife."
"IknowIwantexperience.I’dhavetothinkitoverofcourse.Iwouldn’tmindcomingtoyouforaseason."
"Gotohell
