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" Actors know what actors are insecure about - and they're all insecure. "
Clint Eastwood
Know
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" I have been trying to retire to the back of the camera for quite a few years, and in 1970, when I first started directing, I said, 'If I could pull this off, I can some day move to the back of the camera and stay there.' "
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" You have to feel confident. If you don't, then you're going to be hesitant and defensive, and there'll be a lot of things working against you. "
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