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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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"There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane."
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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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"You have to do real acting, not just do a voice."
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"I decided I was going to give up singing and concentrate on acting, and a result of that, I didn't do another film for two to three years, and I don't blame it on anybody but myself."
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"Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take."
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"It's not subtle or restrained. It's not any of the things you like to think apply to your acting."
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"When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They hated Passion of The Christ, it worked out pretty well for the box office. So let's get that going."
People
"One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy."
Acting
"Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life."
Family
"If you don't trust the pilot, don't go."
Trust
"You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib."
Moment
"I think the bottom of the totem pole is African-American women, or women of colour. I think they get the least opportunities in Hollywood."
Woman
"Dakota Fanning is a child, but she is a wonderful actor. I don't know what a child actor is. She's an actor who's a child."
Actor
"You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it."
Rain
"I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post office. It's not that long ago. I like to think that I'm just a regular guy."
Man
"My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back."
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