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" In film, I think that you do have a little more time to invest in the character compared to television, where you are shooting from the hip and making quick choices. It is the speed of things that is the major difference - certainly in my experience. "

Henry Ian Cusick

Experience

Character

Time

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Henry Ian Cusick

Feel

Television

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Henry Ian Cusick

Board

Clock

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Really

Never

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Thinking

Questions

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Henry Ian Cusick

Acting

Doing

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Love

Question

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Which

Enjoy

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Will

Think

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