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"My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer."
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"I don't think I would be an actor if I was that intelligent."
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"I was convinced there as only one actor to play Templeton the Rat, and that was Tony Randall."
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"A lot of actors don't like to see how they've done every day."
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"It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor."
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"Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely."
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"Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor."
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"The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers."
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"An actor is a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, he ain't listening."
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"Every actor I think has got their own number of takes that they like, you know. Some actors like to go all day, you know on the one scene and some actors want to take two takes. I personally like four."
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"Nowadays, in the contract that actors sign, you have to agree that you're going to do a certain amount of publicity-the hard part they don't pay you for."
Actor
"Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man."
Marriage
"I've had really great experiences working with first-time directors. They come at filmmaking with fresh ideas. I've been very lucky that way."
Ideas
"As far as the lack of hits goes, I think perhaps it's because I've played a lot of different roles and have not created a persona that the public can latch on to. I have played everything from psychopathic killers to romantic leading men, and in picking such diverse roles I have avoided typecasting."
Men
"This idea of how everything is interconnected, and the impermanence of things. It sums up the human condition to me, and it helps me on my path."
Idea
"What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't match up you kind of kick to the curb."
Character
"A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe as hard as they can."
Work
"My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me. I'm in this wonderful position to be able to do that. The reason I do that is because I know what it takes once I engage, what that means for me personally and for my wife."
Work
"I had a great '70s. I survived it, and that's always good news."
News
"I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages from the universe on how we should do the film."
Art
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