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As I was looking through a book about German Expressionist films and their stars, it all came together because of the extreme way actors made their faces up in those early day of film in order to pop out in the black-and-white. I just wanted to use makeup in the same way, partly perhaps because as women get older, they're told to wear less makeup. Cindy Sherman
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When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn't work for a year which was essential for me, because my identity had been so influenced by my being an actor and I think I just needed to discover what it was to be myself, divorced from all that responsibility. Claire Danes
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I got an agent when I was 12, and I started working in more amateur productions well before that. But even as a kid, I never felt like a kid actor, you know? I always took myself kind of absurdly seriously. Claire Danes
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Actors want to surprise themselves. When it's really good, you kind of transcend yourself, and that happens infrequently. Very, very rarely. Claire Danes
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My first offer was when I was 12, and it was for a soap opera. And I turned it down because I knew that I was an unformed actor, and I didn't want to develop bad habits. Claire Danes
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I have very strong relationships with my actors when I'm shooting. When you love an actor's work, you always feel you have to go further, and you make several films together. One film just gives you time to get acquainted. Claire Denis
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I look at smoking as a crutch, and as an actor I would like strip away as many crutches as possible. Claire Forlani
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I hate having to pose for photos. It's just so embarrassing. Everyone is expecting you to know what to do because you're an actor, but I haven't a clue. Claire Foy
You Hate Everyone Embarrassing Photos Having Know Because Expecting Just Clue Actor Pose
As an actor, there's nothing worse than the sound of 'seven years'. I'm sure to some people it sounds amazing, but to us, it's, like, seven years of playing the same person. Claire Foy
People Amazing Some People Nothing Seven Worse Some Like Sure Sound Sounds Years Than Person Same Us Actor Playing
Simon Russell Beale is an incomparable speaker of Shakespeare and a superb all-round actor. Claire Tomalin
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If it's something that reaches out and grabs me, I want to do it. I have a lot of trouble doing things that don't grab me. So, I'm not a very good actor in that way. I can't fake it. Clancy Brown
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There's nobody who loves being around actors working more than David Mamet, especially actors bringing his tremendous dialogue to life. I've never seen a movie director who was happier to be directing a movie than Dave. Clark Gregg
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The thing is, I love a great death scene - no good actor doesn't. Sorry, any actor, I should say. Clark Gregg
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I'm a stage actor, and we never get to see our performances. Clarke Peters
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Some film actors want to sit back and look at every scene and all that crap. No, you're an actor - tell the story, and when it's told, there's another one to tell. Clarke Peters
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People told me, when I was coming through the ranks, that a mark of a great actor is one who deals with the period of unemployment as well as they deal with the period of employment. Claudia Black
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When I found out that I'm playing Nagini, I thought it was meaningful because it's an important character in the 'Harry Potter' series. 'Harry Potter' is a franchise film with many Caucasian actors, so I thought many Korean viewers would be happy. Claudia Kim
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Some people suggested that I should try something else. It was a lot of things, but nothing really stood out for me. Nothing felt right, and this job as an actor happened by coincidence. Claudia Kim
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I think that's one thing about the entertainment industry: Athletes want to be actors, and musicians want to be actors, so it all kind of mixes nice together. Clay Matthews III
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The more you live, the better an actor you are, but maybe I'd like to do something else on the side. Something to pay the bills as well. Clemence Poesy
You Better Pay Live Else Side Something Something Else More Like Well Maybe Bills Actor
As an actor... at some point you've got to forget that the crew's there in order to do your job. Cliff Curtis
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The year you win an Oscar is the fastest year in a Hollywood actor's life. Twelve months later they ask, 'Who won the Oscar last year?' Cliff Robertson
Life You Win Year Later Months Won Hollywood Ask Who Twelve Actor Fastest Oscar Last Last Year
I think kids are natural actors. You watch most kids; if they don't have a toy, they'll pick up a stick and make a toy out of it. Kids will daydream all the time. Clint Eastwood
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When I'm a director, I look at myself the actor as a completely different person. It's somebody else up there, an actor playing a role. I keep myself out of it. Clint Eastwood
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