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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. "
David Schwimmer
Life
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" Can I tell you how strange it is to look in your rearview mirror and see guys in cars tailing you? "
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" I like to challenge myself. I like to learn - so I like to try new things and try to keep growing. "
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" I think I'm a very very nice director. Very supportive, very nurturing. I definitely try to challenge my actors but I think I'm very supportive. "
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" I've made a good amount of money. I'm very happy that I can now support my theatre company and support friends and family, and I'm ready to maybe go back to school and change careers. "
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" I came from a family where I felt great pressure to be financially successful, and I felt that staying in Chicago and doing theater, I was, in all likelihood, not going to find financial success. "
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" I started in theater. I did theater professionally for seven years with my company before I started doing 'Friends.' I was waiting tables and doing theater. "
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" I don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy. "
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" I spend half my time just living my life, and the other half analyzing it. "
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" When you're playing the same character for a decade it's natural that there are moments when you want to try something new. "
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" I can't go anywhere without being recognized. I'm. "
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" Older actors can still play young, but it's harder for young actors to be able to play that age range. "
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" Sometimes I've felt that the industry has typecast me as a certain kind of character. But then I think all it really takes is one role, the right role, to shake that up and change that perception. "
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" A lot of a movie is locations, frankly. "
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" I think the other honest attraction was that I just grew up loving watching TV and loving watching film, and there's so many directors and actors that I dreamed of working with, I just really wanted to take a crack at it and see if I could ever work with some of those. "
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" The biggest effect celebrity had on me was that I stopped being open and receptive and started to walk around with my head down. "
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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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" I love dogs. "
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" I'm fiercely loyal to my friends, and I really cherish my friendships. "
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" Being generous or doing things for others actually makes me feel good so I don't do it because I hope karma will come round and get me and I'll benefit from it. "
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