[Bertholt] Brecht looked very thin, like a herring with very sens... by Lotte Lenya

[Bertholt] Brecht looked very thin, like a herring with very sensitive hands.

Lotte Lenya

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[I have] a heavenly vase full of autumn leaves today. They look so beautiful. How much closer to God can one get? And a beautiful blue heron flew over the brook. Nature can make me cry faster than anything.

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[After World War II:] By now we are used to the rubble, which they clear up religiously and indefatigably. What a determination to get on top again! One could admire it, if one would not be afraid that somewhere lurks another Hitler. But you can't seem to find a single Nazi in Germany! Nobody was one! It was all a dream!

determination dream war

Training is useful but there is no substitute for experience. by Lotte Lenya

Training is useful but there is no substitute for experience.

substitutes training

When I do a film that has nothing to do with Kurt Weill, then I am happy, I am on my own. But in a Kurt Weill work I am as nervous as a cat. A burden falls on my shoulders. I feel a crushing responsibility.

crush cat fall