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"I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I learned that being an actor can bring with it wonderful responsibilities."

"The great actors are the luminous ones. They are the great conductors of the stage."

"It confirms for me that we did something on Days that meant something. We had our ups and downs, but Missy and I and some of the other actors, created something that was really memorable."

"The actor's popularity is evanescent; applauded today, forgotten tomorrow."

"The best thing about switching from being an actor to being a director is that you don't have to shave or hold your stomach in anymore."

"As I was coming up on the stage, there was one source that could make or break you, the New York Times. Inevitably there would be one actor singled out for a better review, or worse, than somebody else. The effect of that was cancerous, divisive."

"Then I got out of the service, and I was going to be a Shakespearean actor."
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"Hollywood will accept actresses playing ten years older, but actors can play ten years younger."

"In many ways, when you're young and sexy, it's very annoying to be whistled at and to have someone always trying to attract your attention, but now when it happens I find myself registering the fact almost warmly."

"The only work I did for the next five years after splitting from Vincent was work I'd already lined up."

"I have invested some money and I have a home, but people don't realise that you might only be working for a few weeks of the year and remain unemployed the rest of the time."

"I have done everything I can to make sure my daughter knows her father because you form your own identity by rebelling against your parents - but first you have to know them."
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