Rehearsals and screening rooms are often unreliable because they can'… — Gene Tierney

Rehearsals and screening rooms are often unreliable because they can't provide the chemistry between an audience and what appears on the stage or screen.

Gene TierneyActress · American · 1920 – 1991

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