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John Boorman

"When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting."

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"When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting."

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"I never had any acting heroes. I never really went to the theatre."

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"My point here is I think international pressures of our acting unilaterally again are going to be such that the administration will say, well, we just can't take this on now."

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