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"I think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure."
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"Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes the actual meaning is less important than the words themselves."

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"One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare's characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality."

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