The play is the source, it is orchestrated with words. In a movie, you are not dealing with as much as that. There are machines and wires.
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The play is the source, it is orchestrated with words. In a movie, you are not dealing with as much as that. There are machines and wires.
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You want to finally come to a point where you say that the women you’re with is also your friend.
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I love work because it keeps sex in perspective. Otherwise, it can become a preoccupation.
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You’re in a conversation and everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.
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I do Shakespeare when I am feeling a certain way.
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sometimes it’s better to be with the devil u know than the angel u didn’t know
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I have a life and do a lot of things, and so far my work has been my life.
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I always had this thing, when I was younger especially, I didn’t want to do movies that much.
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Many years ago, in the late ’70s, I toured colleges along the East Coast and I presented a kind of show where I got a lot of books and poetry and pieces of [William] Shakespeare and other writers that I admire.
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People are always asking me to do Shakespeare – at home, at colleges, on film locations, in restaurants. It’s like playing a piece of music, getting all the notes. It’s great therapy.
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The thing is doing it, that’s what it’s all about. Not in the results of it. After all what is a risk? It’s a risk not to take risks. Otherwise, you can go stale and repeat yourself.
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There’s something to learn from it. I’ve had movies that have failed colossally, so you kind of analyze your failures.
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“What was that, George, what were you doing?” And he said, “They were sleeping.” You’re always trying to catch them.
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My own celebrity, my own life. This is semi-autobiographical in terms of my commitment to this kind of thing.
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It would be hard to play a character you don’t like – for me anyway – or can’t find something in them to like.
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