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To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication. ↗

— James Dean

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I've been lucky enough - well, maybe unlucky enough - to have had a lot of friends who have had their ups and downs. And for an actor, that's good. Life experience in any regard is good. So I've seen a lot and I've had my own experiences. ↗

— Chris Evans

#any #been #downs #enough #experience

I also try very hard to create characters - both heroes and villains - with psychological depth. ↗

— Jeffery Deaver

#both #characters #create #depth #hard

So many singers want to act, and so many actors try to sing. ↗

— Crystal Gayle

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Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is. ↗

— Martha Beck

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So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot. ↗

— Jeffery Deaver

#hard #human #i #neglecting #plot

I don't have a story about an epiphany in which I suddenly realised I wanted to be an actor. It was much more a case of the idea dawning on me gradually. ↗

— Elizabeth Debicki

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I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang. ↗

— Ruben Blades

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As specialists of apparent life, stars serve as superficial objects that people can identify with in order to compensate for the fragmented productive specialisations that they actually live. ↗

— Guy Debord

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The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always the hope that something dangerous will happen. ↗

— Claude Debussy

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