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"We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when you're an actor. You're telling somebody else's story."
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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 decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed the credits."
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"Successful model? That's a myth. The year I modeled was the most painful year of my life. Editors would always talk to you in the third person as though you were merely a piece of merchandise."
Life
"TV is sort of the only way to go for an actress my age to make a decent salary; with independent films, you just can't."
Age
"I had never done Shakespeare before, but I don't think you can be an actor and not do it. There were moments when I thought, I'm just not going to be able to pull this off."
Thought
"I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I love being a woman with men. I love having given birth."
Love
"Sometimes parts just come along when it's the perfect time for you to do them."
Time
"There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can."
Myth
"I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden."
Family
"In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite young still, and yet they still tell his stories. That is how a person lives on."
Father
"Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I discovered that it's easy because it's so brilliantly written. The words are perfect, and the language is intelligent and very emotional."
Language
"It was easier to do Shakespeare than a lot of modern movie scripts that are so poorly written."
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