Peter Riegert Quotes
It never occurs to me that acting with a superstar is something to worry about. I figure the bigger the better because more will be demanded of me.
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I like to remind myself how hard acting is. I do parts in friends' stuff.
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I liked 'Star Wars' as a kid. I liked science fiction.
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Ennui is the desire of activity without the fit means of gratifying the desire.
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Emotions come and go and can't be controlled so there's no reason to worry about them. That in the end, people should be judged by their actions since in the end it was actions that defined everyone.
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It never occurs to me that acting with a superstar is something to worry about. I figure the bigger the better because more will be demanded of me.