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Abused as we abuse it at present, dramatic art is in no sense cathartic it is merely a form of emotional masturbation. It is the rarest thing to find a player who has not had his character affected for the worse by the practice of his profession. Nobody can make a habit of self-exhibition, nobody can exploit his personality for the sake of exercising a kind of hypnotic power over others, and remain untouched by the process.

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Aldous Huxley

English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)

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    Wenn wir es missbrauchen, ist dramatische Kunst in keiner Weise kathartisch, sondern lediglich eine Form emotionaler Masturbation. Es ist die seltenste Sache, einen Spieler zu finden, dessen Charakter durch die Ausübung seines Berufs nicht beeinträchtigt wurde. niemand kann es sich zur Gewohnheit machen, sich selbst zu zeigen, niemand kann seine Persönlichkeit ausnutzen, um eine Art hypnotische Macht über andere auszuüben, und vom Prozess unberührt bleiben.

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