"To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle."

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"To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle."

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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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"I wanted to be a doctor when I was young. I also wanted to be a paramedic, but I always wanted to be an actor as well. I didn't have kids or something that I needed to provide for."

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"I like doing them and they're ridiculous and the actors can improvise a lot, and they don't have to be really realistic characters that hit a very specific tone as in a feature film. They're really fun, I want to make more of them definitely."

Jim Jarmusch, American Director

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"I suddenly realized that comedy, for me, was just being honest, and playing it for real. I've seen so many wonderful actors who turn into creatures from another planet when they're told they are supposed to be playing comedy."

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"The first thing you should do with an actor is not sign a contract with him. Take him to dinner. And take him for a walk afterwards."

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"An actor has to embody a role."

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"I don't think actors get good training today. I put my training to use in everything I do."

Don Knotts, American Actor

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"I'm just back in line with every other actor looking for a job right now and keeping my fingers crossed."

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"Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up."

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"I think it's damaging to know too much about a person, about an actor."

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"The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results."

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"When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting. It's following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that."

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"Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn't hiss or boo me."

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"An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet."

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"Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated."

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"But you can't show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture. You've got to show what it's really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds."

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"Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have."

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"Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done."

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"There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning."

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"The only greatness for man is immortality."

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