"I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn't take me more than a second to decide: Russians are Europeans and should be played by other Europeans."

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"I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn't take me more than a second to decide: Russians are Europeans and should be played by other Europeans."

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"My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer."

"I don't think I would be an actor if I was that intelligent."

"I was convinced there as only one actor to play Templeton the Rat, and that was Tony Randall."

"A lot of actors don't like to see how they've done every day."

"Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely."

"Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor."

"An actor is a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, he ain't listening."

"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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"I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn't take me more than a second to decide: Russians are Europeans and should be played by other Europeans."

"British actors behave like Europeans; they are also extremely well trained."

"When Americans shoot movies they aim at the entire planet. When the French make movies, they aim at Paris."

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"My way of remaining French was the financing scheme I used for Quest for Fire, with Fox funds, since it started as a 100% American production. The film was not in French and yet was French in style, reflecting my personality."

"When Picasso painted in Paris, was he a Spanish or a French painter? It does not matter, he was Picasso, whatever the influences surrounding him. He simply chose Paris because it was the ideal place for him to sell his creation."

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