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Film is not an actor`s medium. You shoot scenes in order of convenience, not the way they come in the script, and that`s detrimental to a fully developed performance. There`s the terrible tedium and boredom involved in waiting around for the camera to be set up, and then you have to turn on and off when they do the scene over again. When you see the rushes is the first time you begin to judge your performance. If you get 50% of what you hoped for, you`re lucky.

- George C. Scott

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.

- Aaron Burr

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.

- Al Eckert

Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument.

- Andre Bakhos

Housework is a treadmill from futility to oblivion with stop-offs at tedium and counter productivity.

- Erma Bombeck