Stanley Kauffmann

Stanley Kauffmann on Clayburgh in I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can:

“[Jack Hofkiss, the director of I'm Dancing] also pushes our faces into the face of Jill Clayburgh. One of the several reasons this is a mistake is because of her oppressive lisp: she says "f" for "s."….

“To me, Clayburgh is a naturalistic ham. She seems to be constantly summoning up her powers to appear not to be acting, just as ostentatiously as a century ago, a ham actor would have summoned up powers to look theatrical. This reaction of mine is exacerbated by the fact that I find her personality and person unappealing….”

New Republic, March 24, 1982