Essie Davis Quotes
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I'm an actor; I want to play roles, not a role.
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Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a writer, write a screenplay in your house. If you want to be an actor, put on a one-man show. If you want to be a stand-up comedian, go to an open mic.
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An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.
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Peter Sellers was just a brilliant actor, and also comedic.
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After I directed, when I went back to being an actor, I was like, 'God, this is the life!' Because you only have to concentrate on one thing.
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I'm not partial to any system, but at the same time, I'm a Korean actor, so I expect to work mainly on Korean projects.
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The actor's popularity is evanescent; applauded today, forgotten tomorrow.
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Just about every actor wants to be a Disney cartoon voice at some point.
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You can always tell an actor by the bored look in their eye whenever someone else is talking.
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I'm a terrible actor. I would suck in films! The only way I would do well is if I was playing myself, which is what I did in my career.
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I'm no actor, and I've got 64 pictures to prove it.
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We joke about it in the entertainment industry: Every actor wants to be a musician, and every musician wants to be an actor.
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Musical types tend to combine the burden of the author with the burden of the actor.
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My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor.
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It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors.
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I think every actor brings something personal to a role, right?
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The pilots I did test for, I was the only black actor testing against white actors for parts that were written white.
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I kind of knew it wasn't going to be until my 30s that I really hit my stride as an actor.
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Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.
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I have had a holiday, and I'd like to take it up professionally.
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We've all had those moments where we take a person for granted.
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A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind.
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I'm just a very fortunate actor who has not been typecast.
