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"There are all kinds of other things I could do, things I would probably like, but only acting would give me emotional fulfillment."
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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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"Seeing The English Patient is wonderfully draining, but imagine acting in it for six months."
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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 is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found."
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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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"It was always part of the plan to move into acting."
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"There are all kinds of other things I could do, things I would probably like, but only acting would give me emotional fulfillment."
Acting
"Acting is what happens on the way."
Acting
"Now that I've got some films under my belt, I have the courage of my convictions regarding acting. It gives me a leg to stand on."
Courage
"I take the responsibility of choosing seriously because it becomes an indelible part of your body of work. Something has to sing to me."
Work
"There was something about being in front of audiences when I was in elementary school plays that gave me a thrill. It was like the rush you get from a roller coaster drop."
Audience
"I try to become more humble and more myself with every year. There was a while when I got famous where I was so confused and my head was spinning."
Famous
"I have a hard time getting motivated to do something that seems like a career move. I've gotten into vague trouble with my agents for turning down work that I thought was exploitative."
Time
"When I was 5, my mother threw a party, and a friend and I wrote and performed a play called The Dutch Doll."
Mother
"I want my life to effect the balance to the positive."
Life
"The name game is frustrating. Agents will say, They love you, but they're going to offer it to Julia Roberts first."
Love
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