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So now it is time to disassemble the parts of the jigsaw puzzle or to piece another one together, for I find that, having come to the end of my story, my life is just beginning.

~Conrad Veidt

Topics: Another Beginning Come End Find Having Jigsaw Jigsaw Puzzle Just Life My Life Now Parts Piece Puzzle Story Time Together

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An actor remembers his first piece of published praise. It is written on his heart.

~Conrad Veidt

Topics: Actor First Heart His Piece Praise Published Remembers Written

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After my mother died, I found, a little book of hers which recorded everything I had ever done, how I had done it, and how proud she was of her son Conrad.

~Conrad Veidt

Topics: After Book Died Done Ever Everything Found Had Her Hers How Little Mother Proud Recorded She Son Which

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For me, half the joy of achieving has been the struggle and the fight, the pitting myself against the world and all its competition - and winning.

~Conrad Veidt

Topics: Achieving Against Been Competition Fight Half Joy Me Myself Struggle Winning World

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Have you ever walked late at night through a forest when you are first in love?

~Conrad Veidt

Topics: Ever First Forest Late Love Night Through Walked You

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I can see now that I should have been strong enough to conquer myself.

~Conrad Veidt

Topics: Been Conquer Enough Myself Now See Should Strong I Can

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I have no illusions about my art. I am what the public made me and, consequently, I am not likely to forget my debt to them.

~Conrad Veidt

Topics: About Am Art Consequently Debt Forget Illusions Likely Made Me Public Them I Am

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I think the motion picture industry is a stupid business and I despise acting the scenes in short snatches, one at a time. I hate this film work. I am disgusted with myself. On the stage I could never play a part unless I felt it with all my heart and soul.

~Conrad Veidt

Topics: Acting All My Heart Am Business Could Despise Disgusted Felt Film Hate Heart Heart And Soul Industry Motion Motion Picture Myself Never Part Picture Play Scenes Short Soul Stage Stupid Think Time Unless Work I Think I Am

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I turned down the first script offered to me, and the second. I lay on my back one day under an umbrella, in the garden, reading the third, and wondered why I had turned down the first.

~Conrad Veidt

Topics: Back Day Down First Garden Had Lay Me Offered One Day Reading Script Second Third Turned Umbrella Why Wondered

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I used to think then that I was Bohemian, but I know now that I am not. I prefer order and precision to untidiness and looseness.

~Conrad Veidt

Topics: Am Bohemian Know Now Order Precision Prefer Then Think Used I Am

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Actor

Born: January 22nd, 1893

Died: April 3rd, 1943

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