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" You're only as good as your last movie, period. It's a business. "

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" In real life, I am not a lonely person; I have lots of good friends and am active socially. But there are certain aspects of my life when I have felt very alone, utterly alone, and one of them is when I am performing on my own. "

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" I never questioned if I was effeminate or not. That didn't matter in the theatre. "

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" I remember my first review in London said I was the next Peter Brook. I said: 'No way. I'm not Peter Brook. I don't have the maturity, the experience, the intelligence. Don't burden me.' "

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