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"Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing."
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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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"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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"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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"Being unemployed is not good for an actor. No, it isn't, no matter how unsuccessful you are. Because you always remember getting fired from all the restaurants. You remember that stuff very, very strongly."
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"I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed the credits."
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"I love Elmore Leonard. To me, True Romance is basically like an Elmore Leonard movie."
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"When I'm writing something, I try not to get analytical about it as I'm doing it, as I'm writing it."
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"Violence is one of the most fun things to watch."
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"My plan is to have a theatre in some small town or something and I'll be manager. Ill be the crazy old movie guy."
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"If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels."
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"It's a standard staple in Japanese cinema to cut somebody's arm off and have red water hoses for veins, spraying blood everywhere."
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"I've always thought John Travolta is one of the greatest movie stars Hollywood has ever produced."
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"I'm a historian in my own mind."
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"Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way."
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"Reservoir Dogs is a small film, and part of its charm was that it was a small film. I'd probably make it for $3 million now so I'd have more breathing room."
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