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" I spend half my time just living my life, and the other half analyzing it. "
David Schwimmer
Life
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" London is completely unpredictable when it comes to weather. You'll start a scene, and it's a beautiful morning. You get there at 6 in the morning, set up, you start the scene, start shooting. Three hours later, it is pitch black and rainy. "
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" There's nothing like a play. It's so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the audience is seeing. "
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" 'Friends', even though it was the longest single job I've had, still to me at the end of the day, when it was over it was a job. "
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" I really believe that, as an actor, you should be constantly studying other people, and celebrity had the absolute opposite effect on me. It made me want to hide - to run away and hide. "
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" I find America falling in love with a TV show flattering and interesting, but at the same time a little sad. "
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" My advice would be to write what is most personal and specific to your experience or your life. And your voice will emerge and because of its specificity, it will be universal. "
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