"I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that way for young actors."
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"The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do it."
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"Till now I have never shot a scene without taking account of what stands behind the actors because the relationship between people and their surroundings is of prime importance."
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"The only reason my work seems to be eclectic up to a certain period is because I was a failure as an actor."
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"Strength of character is already written. What we bring, as an actor, is an almost 3D-ness to it."
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"I think a good director casts a film so that the actors bring a lot to the table."
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"Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world."
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"The teacher must be an actor, an artist,passionately in love with his work."
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"I was never famous as a kid. That's the biggest difference between me and any other kid actor is that I wasn't famous as a kid."
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"I've always been spontaneous and outgoing... I've tried lots of things so I've got some good life experiences, which is great 'cause it means I've got lots of material to work with as an actor."
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"Film spectators are quiet vampires."
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"The key to every actor is deep, deep insecurity."
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"I want to be a great actor someday, and I've decided there's no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft."
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"Don Siegel last advice to me was 'Don't short yourself.' He said the tendency is when an actor's directing is to kind of you want to work on everybody else but you're going to short yourself. He said, take the time to do a good job with yourself so that you're satisfied with it."
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"Temperament is something that is an integral part of the artist. Not temper, temperament. There is a vast difference."
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"A lot of actors talk about doing their homework, but very few of them do it."
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"I've always just liked working. I like being a working actor."
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"I have bullshit moments every once in a while - like every actor does."
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"The ideas of the great playwrights are almost always larger than the experiences of even the best actors."
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"As I got older, with my work, I became aware of the responsibility of film, and I feel one of the best ways I can apply myself as an actor, is to go beyond movie stardom and celebrity."
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