Basic/history

Famous quotes containing the words basic and/or history:

    The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.
    Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977)

    It’s a very delicate surgical operation—to cut out the heart without killing the patient. The history of our country, however, is a very tough old patient, and we’ll do the best we can.
    Dudley Nichols, U.S. screenwriter. Jean Renoir. Sorel (Philip Merivale)