"I don't call myself an artist. I act. That's what I do."

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"I don't call myself an artist. I act. That's what I do."

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"Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on."

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"There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself."

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"It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion; it is a joy of every moment."

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"Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another."

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"Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night."

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"One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses."

Henry Miller, American Author

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"In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not the actor."

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"There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord."

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"When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?"

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"I actually would love to live in New York. But I need land; I need space. I'd love to move to a place where I could have a lot of land and a goat."

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"What draws me to the theatre, and what appealed to me about Too Much Light, is that you have no idea what's going to happen. That's the most exciting part of theatre, it's never the same. If it were, it would be like watching a movie."

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"I personally take cues directly from the script, then I like to surprise the other actors. But you must maintain control on a level and see how far you can go up, down or out emotionally. You have to balance the craft with spontaneity."

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"College was a great time. I partied there, but I also learned how to act."

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"There's a part of me that wants to be known and make a comfortable living but still be able to go grocery shopping. My overall idea of success is having people I want to work with want to work with me."

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"I've always had this deep and chronic sense of dissatisfaction."

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"I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there's not always a connection between the actors. They may be technically proficient, but they're not surprising each other. I'm thrilled by actors who make choices that are surprising."

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"What I love about theatre is that it disappears as it happens."

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"Acting is very much like a child making believe. I'm not one to become a character, but I fall in love with the character. It's like having faith; you're going to be that person for a while."

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"I realized that I wanted to play characters and do traditional theatre. I wanted to make believe again. I like putting on a costume and pretending to be someone else for a few hours, and I have a great respect for playwrights."

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