"Obviously, when you're in theater, you have to be in character. You have to prepare for the unexpected. You have to be able to react to things that don't necessarily happen every night, or aren't supposed to happen every night. And you have to react to it in character. In six months, 192 shows, those things did happen. And the experience of that, the ability to stay in character, I feel like I've learned a great deal."

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Matthew Lewis

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Matthew Lewis was a British author known for his exploration of identity and personal growth in literature, particularly in his notable work 'The Monk'.

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