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I've discovered just how symbiotic the relationship is between writers, directors and actors. They ask the same questions and strip down texts in exactly the same way.

~Damian Lewis

Topics: Actor Ask Between Directors Discovered Down Exactly Exactly The Same How Just Questions Relationship Same Strip Symbiotic Texts Way Writers

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Writing and directing might be a red herring, and really I'm just re-examining what it is to act, to do it well and do it properly.

~Damian Lewis

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You can't be sent away to prison for life and feel OK about it.

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It's good to be busy on a film set because there is a lot of sitting around, so if you've got two roles to play at one time, then that's great to do.

~Damian Lewis

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There's something important, as an actor, about allowing yourself to be approached by people to do roles. People see different things in you.

~Damian Lewis

Topics: About Actor Allowing Different Different Things Important People Roles See Something Things You Yourself

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I think you can't be really posh and be an interesting actor. I'm a bit of a posh rough.

~Damian Lewis

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I remember, when I was doing 'Nicholas Nickleby', James Archer came to see me at the interval and said, 'My father would like to see you after the show.' It felt rather as if I had been summoned by the Queen, and I was cocky enough to think, 'Who the hell is he to summon me?'

~Damian Lewis

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I suppose where I am sort of reflects the work I have chosen to do. Are there occasional frustrations because I can't work with a certain director because it's a big studio movie, and I don't have enough of a studio profile? The answer is yes. But generall... generally, I have the career I have chosen myself.

~Damian Lewis

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I'm very sad 'Life' wasn't a big hit, But it was undone by politics at NBC. It was intense. I moved my wife, and we had two children back to back. So working those hours and living abroad in L.A. was a handful. But it was a great experience.

~Damian Lewis

Topics: Abroad Back Big Big Hit Children Experience Great Great Experience Had Handful Hit Hours Intense Life Living Moved Nbc Politics Sad Those Two Undone Very Wife Working

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'24' had to withstand accusations of being right-wing, but 'Homeland' is a far more liberal show.

~Damian Lewis

Topics: Accusation Being Far Had Homeland Liberal More Right-Wing Show Withstand

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: February 11th, 1971

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