“I caught myself thinking about falling in love with someone who I hoped was out there right now thinking about the possibility of me, but I quickly banished the notion. It was that kind of thinking that landed me in this situation to begin with. Hope can ruin you.”
― Hero
― Hero
“Any actor who tells you that they have become the people they play, unless they’re clearly diagnosed as a schizophrenic, is bullshitting you.”
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“Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“Life is a theatre set in which there are but few practicable entrances.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget them so you can make them sound like you thought of them that instant.”
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