“You are led through your lifetime by the inner learning creature, the playful spiritual being that is your real self.”
– Richard Bach

“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”
– Wilma Rudolph

“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.”
– William Faulkner

“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.”
– Ernest Hemingway

“My favorite piece of music is the one we hear all the time if we are quiet.”
– John Cage

Letters to the Editor

Dear Ronald,

I just wanted to let you know how much I savor every article and interview in "The Soul of the American Actor." Yours is an indispensable voice for theater so thank you so much for all your fantastic work.

Lola Cohen

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Dear Ron,

Hi Ronald,

What you do and have done is truly amazing.

With admiration,
Tina Chen

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Dear Ron,

I am glad for the good news about your work and travels. And also because about my text published in THE SOUL OF THE AMERICAN ACTOR whose distribution is really astonishing. My compliments.

With my wishes of good work and much luck,
friendly greetings
Eugenio Barba

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Dear Mr. Rand,

I am delighted to be sharing the pages with all these amazing artists doing incredible work. Thank you so much for giving me that gift. I look forward to sharing the website with friends and colleagues. I wish you safe travels as you share your expertise with artists around the world.

Blessings!
Deborah Asiimwe
Specialist-Sundance Institute East Africa

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Dear Mr. Rand,

Your Newspaper is so incredible important for all of us! It's marvelous!

Ruby Dee

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Dear Ron,

Your work has touched and changed the lives of thousands of students, all over the world through your play, LET IT BE ART! Harold Clurman’s Life of Passion and through your inspiring teaching. Mirror Repertory Company, my company was proud to produce your show in New York, to rave reviews.

You’ve also made a deep contribution in this country through your newspaper, "The Soul of the American Actor," making it possible to have a respected art theatre newspaper in this country, which shares very important ideas that should matter for all of us. Professionals throughout the theatre community in New York look forward to each issue for its stimulating interviews and commentary.

With deep gratitude,

Sabra Jones, Artistic Director, Mirror Repertory Company

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"It is a law of life that man cannot live for himself alone. The world's problems are also our personal problems. Health is achieved through maintaining our personal truth in a balanced relation of love to the rest of the world. No expression is more emblematic of this relation than the creative act which we call art, and none more than the theatre. The theatre, to be fully understood and appreciated, must be seen as a manifestation of this process of interchange between society and the individual. It must be judged as a continuous development of groups of individuals within society, becoming richer, acquiring greater force and value as it grows with the society. Only in this way can the theatre nourish us." - Harold Clurman