"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."

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"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."

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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 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."

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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'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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"The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you."

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"I've always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out, give the audience all you've got. Writers, actors, singers, all good artists do the same. It isn't supposed to be easy."

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"A symphony is a stage play with the parts written for instruments instead of for actors."

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"When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and kinda looked like my sister. I opened the door so some light could come into the room, and it sort of faded away. My mother said it was probably my Guardian Angel."

Mother

"I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it."

Movies

"If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it."

People

"Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn't matter how good you are."

Opportunity

"Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation."

Open

"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

"You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib."

Moment

"If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her."

Enemy

"I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially."

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"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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