Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner.
“I always feel that art in general and acting in particular should make the audience a little uncomfortable, to slap them and wake them up.”
“Nowadays, the process of growth and development almost never seems to manage to create this subtle balance between the importance of the individual parts, and the coherence of the environment as a whole. One or the other always dominates.”