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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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"My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer."

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"Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely."

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"The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers."

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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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