7 Quotes & Sayings By Marcel Marceau

Marcel Marceau was born in Paris. His family moved to the countryside just outside of Paris when he was a baby. He began performing when he was three and by his pre-teen years, Marcel Marceau was known all over France for his amazing ability to mimic and caricature human behavior. Marcel Marceau made his Hollywood debut in the film Children of Paradise (1945) Read more

He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Lilies of the Field (1939). He went on to become one of the world's greatest stage and screen actors.

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Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music. Marcel Marceau
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What sculptors do is represent the essence of gesture. What is important in mime is attitude. Marcel Marceau
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To communicate through silence is a link between the thoughts of man. Marcel Marceau
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Music conveys moods and images. Even in opera, where plots deal with the structure of destiny, it's music, not words, that provides power. Marcel Marceau
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Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music. Marcel Marceau
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It's good to shut up sometimes. Marcel Marceau