The inconvenience, the glaring lights, the long hours of waiting, and the repetition of every scene are all calculated to defeat anything more than a real mastery of love technique.
The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors.
When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered.
We were asked to believe that the variety and the novelty of even the crude films of the early days would provide a means of entertainment which would cut out the stage.
Things which do not require effort of some sort are seldom worth having.
There is an atmosphere about the picture theatre that speaks of entertainment and relaxation. The charming surroundings, good music, and the fact that each visitor is determined to enjoy a few hours of holiday all exert an influence on the mind.
You cannot isolate yourself from the crowd - even if you want to.
The beautiful heroine might be thinking, How long must I bury my face on this wretched man's shoulder? Such is not the always the case, but quite often it is.
Behind the footlights there is always the applause, which stimulates the actors. On the screen it is a different matter.
British girls are as temperamental as Americans.
Every blessed one of you feels better for that burst of laughter.
The cinema is an institution nowadays, with its roots sunk deep in the hearts of the millions of people who find enjoyment and entertainment in going to the pictures.
I began my career with infantile dreams of becoming a composer.
It has been argued that British girls are incapable of deep feeling or brilliant acting owing to their lack of temperament. This, I am positive, is not true.
Love-making is an art which must be studied.