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" The percentage of actors employed is pretty small, and if you're lucky enough to have a good run at it, you do have a sense of responsibility. "

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" I wish I could describe anything I do as conscious or strategized. To be honest, in acting, you have so little control. The only control you have is if you're lucky enough to be in a position, which is not very often, in which you have choice. It's about what choices you make, and for me, it's entirely instinctive. "

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