32 Quotes About Chekhov
- Author Clive Sinclair
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It would be a big mistake to think that Chekhov was a natural, that he did not have to work for his effects and singular style.
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- Author Tom Stoppard
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One of the reasons why there are so many versions of Chekhov is that translations date in a way that the original doesn't; translations seem to be of their time.
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- Author Tom Stoppard
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Chekhov directors and Chekhov actors love working on his plays because there seems to be no end to what you can find out about the micro-narrative when you're investigating a text.
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- Author Tom Stoppard
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I think probably I've been influenced by Chekhov and Walt Disney, if you see what I mean.
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- Author Tom Stoppard
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Chekhov understood that people are mysterious and can't be reduced to what we nowadays call 'motivation.'
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