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I understand what it is that actors do. They embody someone that they aren't.

~Diana Gabaldon

Topics: Actor Embody Someone Understand

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Actors act... Their job is to become this character. And I have, in fact, seen Sam Heughan become Jamie and Caitriona Balfe become Claire right before my eyes. It was an astonishing transformation.

~Diana Gabaldon

Topics: Act Actor Astonishing Become Before Character Eyes Fact In Fact Jamie Job Right Sam Seen Transformation

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As a young actor, I played a lot of 'exotic' parts and was stuck with the tag 'sultry.' I had to refuse such parts if I were ever to play anything else. It did the trick, but my agent feared it made me harder to cast.

~Diana Quick

Topics: Actor Agent Anything Anything Else Cast Did Else Ever Exotic Feared Had Harder Lot Made Me Parts Play Played Refuse Stuck Tag Trick Were Young Young Actor

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We have no companies now, not in the sense that I know, that nurture actors. It's very depressing that, given the money they get, the companies today don't number up in my estimation. They should be bringing on young talent, and they don't.

~Diana Rigg

Topics: Actor Bringing Companies Depressing Estimation Get Given Know Money Now Number Nurture Sense Should Talent Today Up Very Young

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'Game of Thrones' is wonderful. My theory is they employ all these British actors because, one, they are like me and grateful. Two, we turn up, and we know our lines. Three, we don't demand a 60 ft. Winnebago and PA, and four, largely we are very uncomplaining.

~Diana Rigg

Topics: Actor Because British Demand Employ Four Game Game Of Thrones Grateful Know Largely Like Lines Me Our Pa Theory Three Turn Two Up Very Wonderful

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You hand the baton on, and that's why roles like 'Medea' resonate for years and years, as each new actor comes to it.

~Diana Rigg

Topics: Actor Baton Each Hand Like New Resonate Roles Why Years Years And Years You

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'Medea' is an enormous challenge for an actor physically, mentally, emotionally. You have to dig very, very deep, and to work, your performance has to be very personal.

~Diana Rigg

Topics: Actor Challenge Deep Dig Emotionally Enormous Mentally Performance Personal Physically Very Work You Your

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An awful lot of actors shy away from the uglier aspects of the human condition. They want to be liked, which is a cop-out. You've got to go for it.

~Diana Rigg

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I grew up loving actresses or actors who were very classy but who seemed a little bit mysterious because you couldn't grasp what they're really thinking. I mean, Grace Kelly always looked impossibly glamorous, yet you could always see there was something behind her eyes.

~Diane Kruger

Topics: Actor Actress Always Because Behind Bit Classy Could Eyes Glamorous Grace Grasp Grew Her Kelly Little Little Bit Looked Loving Mean Mysterious Really See Seemed Something Thinking Up Very Were Who You

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Every actor you learn from, take something from everyone - big actor or not. Whether they're big movie stars or not doesn't really matter.

~Diane Kruger

Topics: Actor Big Big Movie Every Everyone Learn Matter Movie Movie Stars Really Something Stars Take Whether You

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