It's interesting - an actor's research is different to just historian's research. I'm looking for things that I can actually physically use in the movie.
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STEPHEN COLBERT With independent film, as an actor, you have more involvement - it's very much more connected. I... ALIA SHAWKAT I am in the U.K. for inspiration because I'm doing a follow on series to 'The Infernal Devic... CASSANDRA CLARE I'm looking for a way out of here. I can't have it physically, so I'm going to have it i... LAURA HILLENBRAND I'm involved in Project ALS which is trying to get money for stem cell research. That's one ... GINA GERSHON I'm an actor. My life as an actor depends on who sends me what. I'm just taking the best stu... ALAN ARKIN It's interesting, winning an Academy Award as a young man... life-changing, but I'm just me ... ADRIEN BRODY I'm no Method actor. I've tried staying in character, and it's just exhausting. CARA DELEVINGNE It's an incredible privilege for an actor to look into the camera. It's like looking right i... EMILY WATSON What's nice about 'Skinwalkers' is it's allowing an audience to see a different Indi... 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