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"The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those moments when you surprise yourself."
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"Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part."
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"When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting."
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"It's interesting to play a role where you don't really have to preoccupy yourself with any need to convince yourself that you're not acting."
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"I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation."
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"And after you've done the acting, there's a lot of places you can put your input - in the editing, in the production of it, in the rewriting of it and so on."
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"But when I was seven or eight, I did my first little piece of acting."
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"When I first started acting, I started in opera and had a great desire to play grand, tragic characters. I got sidetracked in musical theater and ended up doing a lot of comedy."
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"I think that you get something for your acting from almost anything you do."
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"When I get to my deathbed, I don't want to take my last breath and say, Well, how glorious. I've left the world my acting credits. I won't even think that."
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"I always wanted to go into acting."
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"I've never made a film that I didn't believe in, you know? However the picture turns out, I've always given everything to it. That's kind of how I approach life. I can't help it. There's no part-way with me on anything in any area of my life."
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"Awards are wonderful. I've been nominated many times and I've won many awards. But my journey is not towards that. If it happens it will be a blast. If it doesn't, it's still been a blast."
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"The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard. I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible."
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"When you have to cope with a lot of problems, you're either going to sink or you're going to swim."
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"I would live with all of my sisters if I could. We've always been very close, my sisters and me."
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"I always look for a challenge and something that's different."
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"Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes."
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"I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for knowing, saving the energy, consuming the energy, knowing when to go for it and having the available reserves to be able to do that. You have to think about that, because it's endurance."
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"I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life."
Life
"It's well known I'm a Scientologist, and that has helped me to find that inner peace in my life and it's something that has given me great stability and tools that I use."
Life
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