"Washington is no place for a good actor. The competition from bad actors is too great."

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"For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared."

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"To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle."

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"We've had no problems with the actors, but we keep a really loose set."

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