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"I think, frankly, that I'm a better director than I was an actor."
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"I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be."

"It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor."

"Eventually though, I'd like to have my own production company. Then I could create great opportunities not only for myself, but for other actors as well."

"My cameraman and I devised a method, which we started using from my second film, which applies mainly to day scenes shot in the studio, where we used bounced light instead of direct light. We agreed with this thing of four or five shadows following the actors is dreadful."

"Think of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges. They used the same actors over and over again."

"One of the things I enjoyed the most is just working as an actor."

"Being an actor on a movie set is like going to the playground at recess."

"Sure I faced the troubles and challenges that most actors and actresses face until they get noticed, but I was always confident of myself and my capabilities."
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