"The majority of directors I've worked with didn't know how to talk to actors."

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

"You know, whatever happens between the two of us that's created when we come together as actors is not something I think we can explain."

"I watch actors destroy themselves by trying to get it right."

"A lot of talented actors still have to pay their bills."

"I'm not like one of those actors who's a frustrated director."

"I couldn't have left my career as an actor on a better note than to have done a cameo in the Lost In Space movie. Doing this part is the highlight of my career. What a way to leave the profession!"

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