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"Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part."
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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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"For minority actors, developing our own projects has to be the eventual path. We have a lot of stories to tell and a really unique voice. But none of that is going to be heard as long as we're just the hired hands, acting."
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"I'm acting for the pleasure of it."
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"Acting classes, I guess, are good and I would like to maybe sometime take one. But I would feel like I was learning someone else's technique. I like mine."
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"It's interesting to play a role where you don't really have to preoccupy yourself with any need to convince yourself that you're not acting."
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"With Sean Penn, he wants to be surprised. He doesn't necessarily want what he's written, although we'll do what he's written. He likes the danger of acting."
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"I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation."
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"Acting is a win-win situation. There is no risk involved. That's why I get tired of hearing actors who try to make out that there's a downside to it. Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad."
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"Acting is like roller skating. Once you know how to do it, it is neither stimulating nor exciting."
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"I used to go home at night and just shake, because I had no idea that's what acting was gonna be."
Home
"I hate it when people say, Mary Elizabeth, this may be hell, but the movie is going to be sooo good."
People
"I do need to be told when I'm going wrong. No one's acting can be an exact, 100 percent science."
Science
"Suddenly, I realised: this was what I wanted to do. I didn't know how to do it; I just knew acting felt right."
Acting
"I've worked with leading men so worried about losing their charm that they were always winking to the audience."
Men
"Some stars like to hide behind the whole idea of acting. But really good actors are not hiding at all. They're not afraid to be disliked, to be a little unsavoury."
Idea
"As a measure of acting skills, film can be very deceptive."
Acting
"Hollywood is run by men who are big on vulnerability."
Men
"I'm not looking at money, percentage points or grosses. This is my life, you know? To me, every day matters."
Life
"Domesticity has to mean nesting. Otherwise, six months go by, and you don't know where your underwear is."
Months
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