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Diderot's claim that the greatest actors move audiences most when they feel least themselves, relying on observation and control rather than emotion.

In acting, paradox of the actor refers to Diderot's claim that the greatest actors move audiences most when they feel least themselves, relying on observation and control rather than emotion. This meaning comes from Diderot (1957) in The paradox of acting.[1]

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  1. Diderot, D. (1957). The paradox of acting (W. H. Pollock, Trans.). Hill and Wang. Open Library record

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