Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor
"Acting is about people. Other people. Otherwise, you're not acting, you're doing monologues."
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Monologues
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Lennie James
Actor
"My thing is, I like playing guys who have a really interesting internal monologue."
Karl Kraus
Playwright, Journalist
"I like to hold a monologue with women. But a dialogue with myself is more stimulating."
Denzel Washington
Actor, Director
"[Having monologue] are talking to somebody even if it's just to yourself, convince yourself if that's what you're trying to do."
Viola Davis
Actress, Producer
"I had to invest in the love and understand that with the love comes the pain. So when he tells me that, the monologue is already there. Does that make sense?"
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"I always have these little internal monologues. You'll get used to them."
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