"Other acting opportunities had come along, but nothing that was tantalizing enough to me to step away from what I found most interesting."

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"Other acting opportunities had come along, but nothing that was tantalizing enough to me to step away from what I found most interesting."

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"I was never a villain on the stage. I always played strong, sympathetic types. My first stage role with a speaking part, believe it or not, was as a priest. It wasn't until I began acting in films that the producers and directors saw me primarily as a bizarre villain."

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"Now that I'm taking some time off from school, I've been reading a lot to make sure I don't forget everything. It's mostly classics and nonfiction accounts from actors, directors and writers from the '40s and '50s."

Time

"I'd like to see myself married with a child and hopefully still involved in the entertainment business as an actor who is also able to write a bit and direct some projects."

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"I'd like to work with any actress from whom I can learn-one who has had many experiences with many directors and is willing to share some of her knowledge with me."

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"I love to unwind and watch movies, especially those from the classic black-and-white era."

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"It's hard to sleep at night because I'm still wondering where my mother is."

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"I promised to always bring up a glass of water to her before we go to bed, and she promised to never let me dress myself."

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"I am an English major in school with an emphasis in creative writing. I think hearing Maya Angelou speak at school last year was one of the best moments Stanford, at least, intellectually, had to offer."

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"The only thing that frightens me a little is when I'm called Kevin rather than Fred, but that's how people have known me for so many years. So, I can't really blame them."

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"Other acting opportunities had come along, but nothing that was tantalizing enough to me to step away from what I found most interesting."

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"The term papers make me more crazy, because they involve more variables I cannot directly control! With acting, I feel more power-like I'm making all the choices."

Power