“The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.”
— Dustin Hoffman
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Simplified Meaning:
Being a great actor means capturing the audience’s attention so completely that they don’t even think about coughing or fidgeting. Imagine you’re watching an exciting movie, and you’re so interested in the story that you forget everything else around you. Great acting works the same way: it draws you in so much that you don’t want to miss a single moment. It’s not just about saying lines; it’s about making the characters and scenes so believable that the audience feels like they are part of the story. When actors do their job well, people stay silent, focused, and fully involved in what’s happening on stage or screen. This shows the power of an actor to hold people’s attention and make them forget about everything else.
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