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Matthew Ashford

"It confirms for me that we did something on Days that meant something. We had our ups and downs, but Missy and I and some of the other actors, created something that was really memorable."

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"It confirms for me that we did something on Days that meant something. We had our ups and downs, but Missy and I and some of the other actors, created something that was really memorable."

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Akshay Vasu

"Sure I faced the troubles and challenges that most actors and actresses face until they get noticed, but I was always confident of myself and my capabilities."

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Akshay Vasu

"I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor."

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Akshay Vasu

"There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental School who could play any type, and mentioned me."

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Akshay Vasu

"In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor."

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Akshay Vasu

"I've worked with Steven Spielberg three times. I'm proud to say that I'm one of those actors that continues to get hired by the same directors."

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Akshay Vasu

"My cameraman and I devised a method, which we started using from my second film, which applies mainly to day scenes shot in the studio, where we used bounced light instead of direct light. We agreed with this thing of four or five shadows following the actors is dreadful."

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Akshay Vasu

"The crossover wasn't happening. TV actors were TV actors, and film and stage actors were a whole different thing. And now there's just a lot of crossover."

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Akshay Vasu

"An actor entering through the door, you've got nothing. But if he enters through the window, you've got a situation."

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Akshay Vasu

"A great actor is independent of the poet, because the supreme essence of feeling does not reside in prose or in verse, but in the accent with which it is delivered."

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Akshay Vasu

"Actors I admire? Ed Harris, or course, I think he's terrific; because I know he always had to fight being what he looked like a lot, but I think he's a terrific actor."

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Matthew Ashford
"It confirms for me that we did something on Days that meant something. We had our ups and downs, but Missy and I and some of the other actors, created something that was really memorable."

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Matthew Ashford
"I played a lot of character parts in school."

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Matthew Ashford
"All the writers and producers around us that gave us the environment where we could play. They were able to provide us with a place where we could take chances to play with things, go against the grain and do things that people don't always do."

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Matthew Ashford
"I had not picked up a tennis racket in 15 years, so I tried."

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Matthew Ashford
"Obviously, you check tht she's safe, she's clean, got all the fingers and toes, like that's going to help them through life. It'll help them walk, but you can't pull them out and check their IQ or anything."

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Matthew Ashford
"The fact is, it was a big show. We were a part of that show. Everybody watches for different reasons. There were some people who were tuning in that day to see what was going on with other characters."

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Matthew Ashford
"When I draw a character, very often as I'm doing a face, my face mirrors the expression."

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Matthew Ashford
"For me, the joy of doing it is doodling when I want to. But if I had to do it, I'd lose the joy."

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Matthew Ashford
"I was prepared for the theatre, but not for the nuts and bolts."

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Matthew Ashford
"After doing this, going away, trying other things and working on other shows, this character, and working within Days of Our Lives, has been one of the most enjoyable experiences in my career."

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