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River Phoenix

"Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on."

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Donna Grant

"Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part."

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Donna Grant

"When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting."

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Donna Grant

"It's interesting to play a role where you don't really have to preoccupy yourself with any need to convince yourself that you're not acting."

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Donna Grant

"I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation."

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Donna Grant

"And after you've done the acting, there's a lot of places you can put your input - in the editing, in the production of it, in the rewriting of it and so on."

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Donna Grant

"My parents felt that acting was far too insecure. Don't ask me what made them think that painting would be more secure."

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Donna Grant

"But when I was seven or eight, I did my first little piece of acting."

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Donna Grant

"When I first started acting, I started in opera and had a great desire to play grand, tragic characters. I got sidetracked in musical theater and ended up doing a lot of comedy."

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Donna Grant

"I'm less needy about needing to express myself through acting. I have many different lives outside of this that are extremely fulfilling."

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Donna Grant

"If laws acting upon private interests can not always be avoided, they should be confined within the narrowest limits, and left wherever possible to the legislatures of the States."

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River Phoenix
"I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence things."

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River Phoenix
"I'm really normal. I play football, go to the beach, drive. We have dogs. I can imagine people calling me a character, but I'm Joe Straight."

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River Phoenix
"I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, they'll print the truth."

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River Phoenix
"I did my best work in The Mosquito Coast. I know it wasn't such a big hit, but for me it was more meaningful than anything else I'd ever done."

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River Phoenix
"Music is my main goal, but I'm not going to rush a record out. There are so many actors who have come out with albums these days. I don't want to do it because it's the thing to do. I want to wait until the time is right."

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River Phoenix
"Music is a whole oasis in my head. The creation process is so personal and fulfilling."

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River Phoenix
"People wonder if I'll always be a part of this family and the answer is yes. My family has a lot of good energy going in one direction and because of it, we get a lot of things done. That's why I'll always spend a lot of time at Camp Phoenix."

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River Phoenix
"Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the only one who would find that, except for a few people."

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River Phoenix
"Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on."

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River Phoenix
"I've been wanting to go into music ever since I can remember. I mean even before I became an actor. I just thought it would be a tough field to break into, so I became an actor instead."

Music

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