Carol Kane Quotes
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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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'Hester Street' was my most complete character study, but 'Annie Hall' and 'The Last Detail' were also great.
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This profession has no rhythm to it - you're either busy enough to fall down, or nothing's happening!
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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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My face is my career.
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People who are interested in the arts and theater are such a minority.
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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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My first movie was with Mike Nichols.
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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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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 high school, I did the 'The Tempest' at Lincoln Center for Joe Papp.
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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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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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It's hard to regulate the speed at which you can achieve something creative and emotional.
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I happen to think I look best in black.
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'Hester Street' was an incredible opportunity for me. That script was such an incredible script.
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For very few people is there a time when you, quote unquote, make it.
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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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My preference is for really good writing, and I just really don't care where it is.
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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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I didn't decide to be a character actress.
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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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I'm one of those people that if I go to a party, I can't remember my mother's name because I'm so nervous in a social situation.
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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.