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"Most actors are insecure enough already without having a director who adds to that."

"I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be."

"I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that."

"It's a lot easier, I think, to be an actor in a movie than to spin a joke on a sitcom."

"All my friends were going off to be professionals, and I said I wanted to be an actor."

"Look at someone like Edward Norton. A truly phenomenal actor. He's definitely went to school and trained."

"You know, I don't think you need to be educated to be a great actor."
Explore more quotes by Dianne Wiest

"I recently turned down a film that I didn't want my kids to see. Priorities shift. Sometimes I'm sad about that, but not enough to do anything about it."

"I failed to fulfill what should have been an interesting role. I couldn't take their formula and bring what I had, my humor, my ideas, and make it my own."

"The studios are very much business. Maybe it was always that way. It is really commercial now. Judgments are made and directions are given to make the cash register ring."

"I used to watch dailies and felt I had to keep on top of the character, but I don't feel that any more."

"It was just this crazy craziness, and the fact that it was shot in Paris, and it had these incredible people in it. It was an easy thing to say yes to."
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