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"I understand that if you set out to be a celebrity, then you asked for it, but all I wanted to be was an actor."
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"I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I learned that being an actor can bring with it wonderful responsibilities."
"The great actors are the luminous ones. They are the great conductors of the stage."
"It confirms for me that we did something on Days that meant something. We had our ups and downs, but Missy and I and some of the other actors, created something that was really memorable."
"The actor's popularity is evanescent; applauded today, forgotten tomorrow."
"I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed the credits."
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"Women were real box office stars in the '40s, more so than men. People loved to see women's films. I think it was better then, except for the studio system."
"I've had a very interesting career. I get to do amazing things and work with amazing people and travel and learn languages - things most people don't get the opportunity to do."
"When you're so out there in the public eye, people are constantly criticizing every aspect about you."
"There's something that sort of weirds me out about actors who want to be rock stars, and the other way around too."
"In the theater, you go from point A to point Z, building your performance as the evening progresses. You have to relinquish that control on a film."
"I try to remember, as I hear about friends getting engaged, that it's not about the ring. It's a grave thing, getting married."
"It's a waste of time for people to say things they think other people want to hear, or try and come off in a certain way. I try to be as honest as I can."
"If we were living in ancient Rome or Greece, I would be considered sickly and unattractive. The times dictate that thin is better for some strange reason, which I think is foolish."
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