All my career, I've said this: Critics and producers think audiences want actors that only present the silhouette and hit the points in the silhouette. What I do is too dangerous.
Patti LuPoneIn America, it stands out, because it's raw, it's big, it's emotional. My face is raw, big and emotional. It didn't work for the longest time.
Patti LuPoneI learned a long time ago from David Mamet to wipe your feet at the door, get it out on stage and then go about your life.
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