"And I've been lucky in that I haven't had another job besides acting in the last five years."

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"Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part."

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John Boorman, British Director

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"For minority actors, developing our own projects has to be the eventual path. We have a lot of stories to tell and a really unique voice. But none of that is going to be heard as long as we're just the hired hands, acting."

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David Morse, American Actor

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Frankie Muniz, American Actor

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"It's interesting to play a role where you don't really have to preoccupy yourself with any need to convince yourself that you're not acting."

Michael C. Hall, American Actor

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"With Sean Penn, he wants to be surprised. He doesn't necessarily want what he's written, although we'll do what he's written. He likes the danger of acting."

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"I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation."

Patrice Leconte, French Director

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"Acting is a win-win situation. There is no risk involved. That's why I get tired of hearing actors who try to make out that there's a downside to it. Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad."

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"Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part."

"When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting."

"For minority actors, developing our own projects has to be the eventual path. We have a lot of stories to tell and a really unique voice. But none of that is going to be heard as long as we're just the hired hands, acting."

"I'm acting for the pleasure of it."

"Acting classes, I guess, are good and I would like to maybe sometime take one. But I would feel like I was learning someone else's technique. I like mine."

"It's interesting to play a role where you don't really have to preoccupy yourself with any need to convince yourself that you're not acting."

"With Sean Penn, he wants to be surprised. He doesn't necessarily want what he's written, although we'll do what he's written. He likes the danger of acting."

"I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation."

"Acting is a win-win situation. There is no risk involved. That's why I get tired of hearing actors who try to make out that there's a downside to it. Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad."

"Acting is like roller skating. Once you know how to do it, it is neither stimulating nor exciting."

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"I really enjoy the people. I find them to be better educated and wittier."

"I wanted more in depth ideas about the character and it never came."

"I just wanted to act. I didn't want to do anything else."

"I'm trying to do the kind of projects that I want to see in the theatre."

"It changed my life in a lot of ways - before I got that role I was just going from job to job, not really having enough money to be able to do what I wanted to do."

"Everything has an end."

"It's certainly more interesting for me as an actor, but I think it's also more interesting for the audience to see three-dimensional characters, rather than just a bad guy or a good guy."

"I think everyone has some fascination with what's outside our existence. It's a constant journey to find the truth."