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Tag Archives: Clifford Odets
Odets: “the period of courtship”
Entry from Journal January 23, 1940 The period of courtship, in any matter, gets to be a shorter and shorter affair with me. This is because I am getting shorter and shorter on self-delusion. Let us get to the heart … Continue reading
Odets: “the ‘demon’ in Mozart”
Entry from Journal January 21, 1940 John Barbirolli conducting the Schubert Seventh this afternoon, on the radio. An English musician or conductor! — the very words are contradictory! Although there are some good words to say for [Sir Thomas] Beecham, … Continue reading
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Tagged Clifford Odets, The Time is Ripe
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Odets: “the business of living alone”
Entry from Journal January 21, 1940 I am growing uneasy — a new play is coming on. For me, this creative uneasiness excuses everything. Otherwise my inability to follow up assumed personal responsibilities would be another strong item to make … Continue reading
Odets: “I receive badly”
Entry from Journal January 17, 1940 Much of love for me is in giving. Unfortunately, I am not one of the receivers in life. I receive badly, restlessly, shamefully.
Morris Carnovsky On the Brink
Dead Reckoning borders on camp, but it is not Humphrey Bogart’s fault. In the midst of the camp, and in the midst of the almost laughably silly last scene, he remains truthful. He gives an affecting performance. This is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Clifford Odets, Elia Kazan, Humphrey Bogart, John Garfield, Lee Strasberg, Morris Carnovsky
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Fluid Life
Trouble comes when one retains a static policy in relation to a fluid life. — Clifford Odets, “The Time is Ripe”