"We give you this story. It is for the audience to be moved and gut wrenched, not us. It isn't as if we don't go through those real feeling and it isn't as if I don't cry three or four times a night. I usually do"
- Linda Lavin
About this Quote
This quote by Linda Lavin talks to the power of storytelling. She acknowledges that the story is for the audience to be moved and gut-wrenched, not for the writer. She is saying that although she is the one telling the story, she is not unsusceptible to the emotions that feature it. She is still impacted by the story, and typically weeps 3 or 4 times a night. This quote speaks with the power of storytelling and how it can move people, even the writer. It is a reminder that stories can be powerful and can stimulate strong emotions in those who inform them, in addition to those who listen. It is a reminder that stories can be a powerful tool for getting in touch with others and developing empathy.
This quote is written / told by Linda Lavin somewhere between October 15, 1937 and today. She was a famous Actress from USA.
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