An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's … - Maggie Smith

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Well I think after leaving prison, and having written three diaries about life in prison, it became a sort of a new challenge to write another novel, to write a new novel.

Maggie Smith

An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.

Actor, Actors, Emotion, Want, Words, Writers

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I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone.

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People say it gets better but it doesn't. It just gets different, that's all.

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We can't escape the shadow, so the best thing we can do is notice the light and be open to it.

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I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything.

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There is a kind of invisible thread between the actor and the audience, and when it's there it's stunning, and there is nothing to match that.

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None of us are bad people. We float around and we run across each other and we learn about ourselves, and we make mistakes and we do great things. We hurt others, we hurt ourselves, we make others happy and we please ourselves. We can and should forgive ourselves and each other for that.

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I’ve found the man of my dreams. From the moment I met him it just felt like I’d known him forever. I was blown away. He’s the most incredible man. He’s so generous and kind, and he helps so many people, and, um, he makes me laugh like I’ve never laughed, and he’s a great friend.

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Jeremy Riddle

We're no longer slaves to fear. That doesn't mean we're emotionless now, or never face fear, it just means we don't have to obey it.

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Well I think after leaving prison, and having written three diaries about life in prison, it became a sort of a new challenge to write another novel, to write a new novel.

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Becca Fitzpatrick

I'm not the distraction in the room. ' 'Oh? And what might be?' -Nora & Patch (PG 242)

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