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I've tried to shut myself off as much as possible from the hype of 'War Horse,' and just thought, 'OK, I'm going to focus on the character and focus on the story and focus on what I have to do.' Cody Fern

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I remember watching Cate Blanchett in 'Elizabeth' and feeling like for the first time - even though that time period wasn't happening now - that I believed that role. Cody Fern

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I love everything about Benedict Cumberbatch because he's so intelligent and talented. Cody Fern

Love Everything About He Talented Because Intelligent

There are people in positions of power that are righteous about what they believe: they're enacting out evil principles, but they don't believe that that's what they're doing. Cody Fern

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I don't know how to play a character unless I love him. Cody Fern

Love Character Unless Know Him How Play

For me, I can't play a metaphor or a symbol. Cody Fern

Me Metaphor Play Symbol

I told my agent that I wouldn't do TV unless it was Ryan Murphy, 'House of Cards,' or HBO. Cody Fern

Unless TV House House Of Cards Agent Cards Murphy

'House of Cards' I've watched since the first day. Cody Fern

Day First Since House House Of Cards Watched Cards

I find the whole idea of religion overwhelming and frightening and not for me. Cody Fern

Religion Me Overwhelming Find Idea Frightening Whole

I would do anything for Ryan Murphy, absolutely anything. Cody Fern

Would Absolutely Anything Murphy

After 'Versace' and 'American Horror Story,' if that was the end of the line, then I can go happy. Cody Fern

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I'm far more drawn to performances by strong women than I am to men. Cody Fern

Women Strong Men Drawn Strong Women More Performance Am Than Far

I don't get scared easily. Cody Fern

Easily Scared Get

It's great fun if you get a good piece of writing and you can pretend to be someone else, tell a story that needs to be told, make some kind of connection. I've always fancied myself as a leading man, but I really doubt whether anyone else sees me that way. Colin Hay

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I just found over the years that it's very hard to change people's perception of what it is that you do. Colin Hay

You Change People Perception Over Years Very Just Hard Found

It's frustrating to do albums that you think are worth listening to, but it's just so difficult to cut through. Colin Hay

You Worth Listening Difficult Think Through Just Frustrating Cut Albums

I got very famous for a minute and then it just all went away, you know? And for the last 20 years - you've got to pick yourself up and dust yourself off and then go on your merry way and start again, in a sense, and that's what I've been doing. Colin Hay

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Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing drafts. The ones in between will flesh out the characters and maybe I'll check my research. Colleen McCullough

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