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

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"Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself."

John Gielgud, English Actor

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"Acting is all about timing. I mean, who has better timing than the MCs?"

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"In acting process, it's very difficult to explain. It's something very intimate, very private."

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"I think I had a shyness about me, I think I discovered acting as a way to break out of that and as a way of belonging, a sense of being special."

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"I went whole hog at the actor's lifestyle - really embraced it. I had by then known how much I loved acting already, because I discovered acting from a teacher in the seminary - that's the first place I ever did it, in the seminary."

Peter Jurasik, American Actor

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"Movie magic is movie magic and acting magic is acting magic."

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"Acting is a form of confusion."

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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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"That's what I like about acting. When you're preparing for a role, you do your research, and the bonus is you get to learn these skills. Now, it's on to whatever the next thing is I have to learn."

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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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"We were constantly moving to different countries and adjusting to new things. It was such a free feeling. I'm glad I didn't have a traditional upbringing."

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"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."

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

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"It's a great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many people through my movies."

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"Music is a hobby, because I'm not making any money out of it, but I put just as much conviction into that as I do into my acting."

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"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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"We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume, that it's just a mind set, that it's just an addiction, then we wouldn't be out there stepping on people's hands climbing the corporate ladder of success."

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"I sometimes lie, especially about personal things, because what does it matter? I am a kind of minute commodity, my name is no longer my own."

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