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"There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers."
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"Once you've gotten the job, there's nothing to it. If you're an actor, you're an actor. Doing it is not the hard part. The hard part is getting to do it."
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"I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be."
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"It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor."
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"My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer."
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"If you're going to be that kind of actor and go way out there, it's really important to take care of yourself and have a safe place, whatever that is."
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"A reporter discovers, in the course of many years of interviewing celebrities, that most actors are more attractive behind a spotlight than over a spot of tea."
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"But I would like to think that it's the actor that makes the difference in these cases. Not the director, not the guy that wrote the book, not the guy that adapted it for the screen, but the actor."
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"You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you have to be aware of the range of the actor and, if necessary, alter the part to suit the actor."
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"As an actor, I've grown considerably. It's taken me years to get comfortable doing a romantic scene and dancing on stage in front of a live audience. I've really opened up a lot."
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"I'm very cautious about talking about how actors got where they got, as though there is in fact a plan or a way. There is no plan, there is no way, there's no sure set, there's no handbook, on how to get to be an actor."
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"Every man dies. Not every man lives."
Man
"There's nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting. There have to be other things."
Acting
"I wouldn't say I'm a method actor. I do research when I feel I don't have enough experience for the part I'm playing."
Experience
"My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom."
Sacrifice
"It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers in the Mafia."
Father
"Just because someone gets arrested doesn't mean what they are doing is wrong. Some laws are unfair and unjust."
Law
"I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than I ever learned in acting class."
History
"Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior."
Intelligence
"If you're in the position to help someone and you do it, it's very rewarding."
Help
"I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don't know what the hell they're talking about."
Acting
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