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" There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work. "
Robert De Niro
Work
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Anarchy
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" Movies are hard work. The public doesn't see that. The critics don't see it. But they're a lot of work. A lot of work. "
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" If it's a very emotional scene, you're kind of relieved when you've done it, kind of spent. And there are times when you can be rattled, certain characters if they're hyper, that can carry over, the residue of that. But I try to leave it on the set. "
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" I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they're running the asylum. "
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" The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing. "
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" My mother worked for a woman, Maria Ley-Piscator, who with her husband founded the Dramatic Workshop, which was connected to the New School. My mother did proofreading and typing and stuff or her, and as part of her payment, I was able to take acting classes there on Saturdays when I was 10. "
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" If it's the right chair, it doesn't take too long to get comfortable in it. "
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" The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. "
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Famous
Always
" I like to visit L.A., but I wouldn't want to live there. "
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Want
Visit
Live
" I didn't have a problem with rejection, because when you go into an audition, you're rejected already. There are hundreds of other actors. You're behind the eight ball when you go in there. "
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Go
Problem
Behind
" I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, 'There's no place like New York. It's the most exciting city in the world now. That's the way it is. That's it.' "
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" I've never been one of those actors who has touted myself as a fascinating human being. I had to decide early on whether I was to be an actor or a personality. "
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Never
Early
Personality
" There's nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself. "
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Life
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" Italy has changed. But Rome is Rome. "
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Rome
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Italy
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Back
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Life
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Talent
" My definition of a good hotel is a place I'd stay at. "
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Hotel
Place
" I love to find new people. It's not for the sake of their being new; it's because if you find someone who perfectly fits a part, that's such a great thing. "
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" I always tell actors when they go in for an audition: Don't be afraid to do what your instincts tell you. You may not get the part, but people will take notice. "
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