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" For me as an actor, daring is to tell the truth - to be yourself, no matter how the world interacts with that. "
Taylor Schilling
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" I had a teacher in college who drastically changed the course of my life by telling me that he believed in me as an actor. I never received that support before, and it inspired to me to such a degree that I never looked back. He taught me that it's okay to be crappy; it's okay to fight; it's okay to go to any length. "
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