Marlon Brando, New York Times (July 2, 2004).
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The close-up says everything, it's then that an actor's learned, rehearsed behavior becomes most obvious to an audience and chips away, unconsciously, at its experience of reality. In a close-up, the audience is only inches away, and your face becomes the stage.
— Acting
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The close-up says everything, it's then that an actor's learned, rehearsed behavior becomes most obvious to an audience and chips away, unconsciously, at its experience of reality. In a close-up, the audience is only inches away, and your face becomes the stage." in the context of "Marlon Brando, New York Times (July 2, 2004)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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