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"I'm from the theater. I never wanted to be a star."
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"Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer."

"I really loved Twin Peaks. When I saw the two-hour pilot, they screened it in the big theatre. I said, I don't know what is going to happen. I'm in this and I don't understand it. This is never going to sell. Who's going to watch this thing?"

"I did loads of student films and fringe theatre. I worked for free a lot."

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

"All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That's what makes theatre live. That's why it persists."

"A theater person should know what holds an audience and what does not."
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"People can get certain good things out of fame, but until it killed a princess nobody ever talked about how bad it can be."


"When you walk away from a really wonderful job like that, you start messing with everyone's priorities. It's like you're dissing them."


"It took the producers a while to realize I wanted a full-bodied life. I wanted to get out before I felt I'd sacrificed so much to get somewhere that I couldn't afford to leave."


"It took a long time to get out of my contract. The producers thought I was negotiating for more money."


"I had my electricity turned off three times because I never had time to pay my bills. It was a joke. I'm making a ton of money, and I'm walking around my apartment with flashlights."
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