Egotism And Egoism
rAT thin line of demarcation between egotism and egoism makes all the difference in the world when it comes to the question of success or failure of actors. This » the belief of Gene Autry, Hollywood's singing cowboy. "Kgotism in an actor can be forgiven," Gene said recently. 'T5 J* , Stock-in-trade. Without it the artor •wotild never have thought of actingWithout it he would never have tne assurance and aggressiveness so ncces-sary to a good performance. "But egoism i» <|iiite another m*tt«r. This impulse is harboured within tne •ctor and becomes a sort of phobia. When an actor develops it he is m good as lost professionally. For loss of friends eventually ends in lows of popularity the life-blood of screen success."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 220, 17 September 1938, Page 7 (Supplement)
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