"Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people."

—Adam Driver

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"Ideally, that's what you've got in an acting career is an equal number of dramas and comedies and an equal number of small films and big films."

—Jason Bateman

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"Come to work on time, know your lines and don't bump into the other actors."

—Spencer Tracy

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"The only way I can move past the absurdity of what I do, is to commit to the point of absurdity."

—Jake Gyllenhaal

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"Ideally, that's what you've got in an acting career is an equal number of dramas and comedies and an equal number of small films and big films."

—Jason Bateman

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"I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character."

—Tim Curry

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"I think the most liberating thing I did early on was to free myself from any concern with my looks as they pertained to my work."

—Meryl Streep

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Introduced an #acting #coaching client to a way of thinking of actor typing I learned (and expanded) from an old mentor. It helps avoid the generic "typing" that can sometimes restrict and limit, more than clarify and expand, an actor's understanding of how the world sees them as an actor.

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"To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication."

—Marlon Brando

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"The hardest part of acting is not being guaranteed work. Every job could be your last."

—Henry Cavill

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