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"What goes down on film is different to what you see with the naked eye."

Christopher Eccleston, English Actor

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"What goes down on film is different to what you see with the naked eye."

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"Twelve years on sets watching directors, I've taken a bit from everybody and rejected a lot."

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"I think theatre is by far the most rewarding experience for an actor. You get 4 weeks to rehearse your character and then at 7:30 pm you start acting and nobody stops you, acting with your entire soul."

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"I wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we all at one time had it rammed down our necks at school, which tends to take the edge off it."

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