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Peter Shaffer

"I think I did have fantasies about being an actor. In fact, I know I did."

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"I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be."

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"I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that."

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"There is some mysterious thing that goes on whereby, in the process of playing Shakespeare continuously, actors are surprised by the way the language actually acts on them."

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"All my friends were going off to be professionals, and I said I wanted to be an actor."

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"Look at someone like Edward Norton. A truly phenomenal actor. He's definitely went to school and trained."

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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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"It's a lot more fun for actors to cry and rant and rave, or have a drug problem or a drinking problem."

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"Just about every actor wants to be a Disney cartoon voice at some point."

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