reblogged from jamiew
I like to see a page full of punctuation—it makes me as happy as fresh snow on Christmas or fireworks on the Fourth of July. [Noel] Coward was an actor, author, director, painter and a musician (ay-yi-yi, I feel so small), so certainly he meant us to observe the melody and rhythm of his lines. Sometimes they leap and gallop, sometimes they canter or trot. Yes, the rhythm lies is in the words. But it lives in the punctuation.
Present Laughter’s Harriet Harris Shares the Secret of Great Comic Acting [Broadway.com]
As somebody who is very obsessively deliberate in the phrasing, rhythm, and delivery of every Know Your Meme script, I can appreciate her appreciation.
Hope There’s Someone by Antony and the Johnsons
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