In my ideal world there would be 99% unemployment for actors, and I would be the 1% that's … - Hamish Linklater

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I admire an actor that can do a lot with doing nothing really, for the most part. I like doing a lot by doing so little.

Hamish Linklater

In my ideal world there would be 99% unemployment for actors, and I would be the 1% that's employed. I hear about somebody getting a job at Starbucks and I get jealous.

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