Forty years later, people still swear they can hear his offstage scream.
– Robert Brustein
Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and let the camera circle his blondined head like a sparrow looking for a place to deposit its droppings.
– Robert Brustein
The invention of film has given our generation the dubious advantage of watching our acting heroes deteriorate before our eyes.
– Robert Brustein
The people who spoke those lines were inhabitants of the earth, not brocaded humanoids from some far-flung planet.