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"I was an original member of the Actors' Studio."
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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 don't think I would be an actor if I was that intelligent."
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"I was convinced there as only one actor to play Templeton the Rat, and that was Tony Randall."
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"A lot of actors don't like to see how they've done every day."
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"Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely."
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"Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor."
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"An actor is a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, he ain't listening."
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"Every actor I think has got their own number of takes that they like, you know. Some actors like to go all day, you know on the one scene and some actors want to take two takes. I personally like four."
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"Being unemployed is not good for an actor. No, it isn't, no matter how unsuccessful you are. Because you always remember getting fired from all the restaurants. You remember that stuff very, very strongly."
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"I'm a good actor in that sense for directors because I always do what they say."
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"Even if I don't want to slow down, I'm slowing down."
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"I was an original member of the Actors' Studio."
Actor
"But I went to the University of Texas in the 30s, and while there I learned to ride. Mostly polo ponies."
University
"I met my wife and, for the next ten years, we did no films at all. She did the first movie and then I did several after. My first movie was written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Kazan and was called Baby Doll."
Wife
"All of these stories bounced around in my mind for a long time."
Time
"I never lost my appetite for acting."
Acting
"Everyone thinks acting is easy. It's far from easy, but it's the most gratifying thing I do."
Acting
"One thing changes every evening: It's the audience, and I'm working my magic. I'm always learning from it."
Learning
"Well, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere."
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"Well, I go to the theater today, and its curtain - there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down and go up - and we start. And I live this character for two hours. There are only two of us in the play. And It's a complete experience."
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