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That's what I love about acting, you get to find little pieces of yourself in every character you play.


Julianna Margulies

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KALI HAWK Anything you can do to express yourself is a form of art. That's why I love my craft so much. I ...
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EDDIE REDMAYNE Comedy's my first love. I love that so much. You play comedy in drama, too. The difference betwe...
EMMA STONE When did Jimmy Stewart not play Jimmy Stewart? When did John Wayne not play John Wayne? But that'...
JOHN MELLENCAMP I'm just so used to music videos or live TV, so to really see something that's scripted and ...
MAREN MORRIS I don't believe you can get into somebody's character but more that somebody comes in you. Y...
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JOELLE CARTER Any actor who judges his character is a fool - for every role you play you've got to absorb that...
ALAN RICKMAN I love those preliminary conversations about who a character is. You try on wigs, shoes, and clothes...
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DICK VAN DYKE When you're telling a story, the best stories, every character has an arc. Every one. And that a...
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DAVID LAMBERT There's a oneness to showing yourself to an audience. They feel that. It's healthy. That'...
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MIA KIRSHNER I love accents; I would love to find more characters with a variety of vocal intonations. It creates...
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GENEVIEVE BUJOLD It's dangerous talking about yourself too much because you find yourself talking in sound bites.
EMILY MORTIMER Believe in yourself, listen to your gut, and do what you love.
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LAURA HARRIER There's a rule in acting called, "Don't play the result." If you have a character who's going to end...
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TAYLOR KITSCH I think, first of all, you need to love what you're doing, and then this helps in the comedian f...
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AULI'I CRAVALHO The first thing is to convince yourself that life's more fun if you love yourself. Don't worry about...
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