Original artwork, not a still
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead · 1967
We’re actors! We’re the opposite of people.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The declaration separates actors from the very category to which they ordinarily belong. Treating a profession as the opposite of being a person creates the paradox. The line makes performance sound like a distinct kind of existence, while leaving the reasons for that distinction unexplained.
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