Vienna Chess

Famous quotes containing the words vienna and/or chess:

    Grusinskaya: I want to be alone.
    Meierheim: Where have you been? I suppose I can cancel the Vienna contract.
    Grusinskaya: I just want to be alone.
    Meierheim: You’re going to be very much alone, my dear madam. This is the end.
    William A. Drake (1900–1965)

    An actress reading a part for the first time tries many ways to say the same line before she settles into the one she believes suits the character and situation best. There’s an aspect of the rehearsing actress about the girl on the verge of her teens. Playfully, she is starting to try out ways to be a grown-up person.
    —Stella Chess (20th century)