Carol Kane Quotes
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I know that I'm in the minority to be able to keep working all these years. But I want more!
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People who are interested in the arts and theater are such a minority.
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My face is my career.
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I always wanted to be a good actress and a serious actress. I wasn't in the profession to, quote-unquote, meet the stars.
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I've been lucky in my career. I've worked with some of the greatest filmmakers and actors around. I'm so proud of some of my work.
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When I had my dogs, I used to spend a lot of time in Central Park, which is a great place to be alone among a lot of people.
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'Hester Street' was my most complete character study, but 'Annie Hall' and 'The Last Detail' were also great.
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My first movie was with Mike Nichols.
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It's totally mystifying to me how anyone could have canceled 'Taxi.' I don't understand it because that stuff is rare.
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In high school, I did the 'The Tempest' at Lincoln Center for Joe Papp.
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It's hard to regulate the speed at which you can achieve something creative and emotional.
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And my first film was Carnal Knowledge, another amazing experience, largely because of Mike Nichols, who would tell me you can't do anything wrong because you're doing everything right.
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When you're doing a legitimate play, if you have a company of 12, it's considered a big cast.
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In my job, I worry a lot and try and stay calm and open. It sometimes works.
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'Hester Street' was an incredible opportunity for me. That script was such an incredible script.
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I took parts that either I was offered or felt I could do a good job with.
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I don't like to discuss my work in a lot of detail; I'm afraid of dissecting it in a way that is not good for me.
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New York, to me, even though I grew up here, there's something magical about it. I remember, every time I used to go to L.A. for work, when I'd come back and get off the plane and be driving towards the landscape of the city, I'd be beside myself with joy. It doesn't matter how many times!
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An actor really suffers when the director isn't prepared because you start running out of time for the shoot and then have to do it fast.
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For very few people is there a time when you, quote unquote, make it.
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I didn't decide to be a character actress.
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My preference is for really good writing, and I just really don't care where it is.
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You just can't make bad writing look good. But if you have good writing, you just say it, and it's almost done.
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I think most actors are very impressionable, and that's part of what we do is soak up other's behavior.