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> [My body is an object of work. That's why I think to be an actor is one of the most violent jobs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-bellucci/my-body-is-an-object-of-work-that-s-why-i-think-to-be-an-actor-is-one/)

[Monica Bellucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-bellucci/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d2/monica-bellucci-3930_actor_my-body-is-an-object-of-work-that-s-why_501351.jpg)

> [You've got to understand that in Bollywood, every actor is an instrument, and yet a human being. They come to the set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mira-nair/you-ve-got-to-understand-that-in-bollywood-every-actor-is-an/)

[Mira Nair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mira-nair/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/mira-nair-8463_actor_you-ve-got-to-understand-that-in-bollywo_1259586.jpg)

> [I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/i-don-t-think-i-m-even-close-to-fulfilling-my-potential-and-i-think/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65b/kerry-washington-7918_actors_i-don-t-think-i-m-even-close-to-fulfilli_1958011.jpg)

> [An actor is an instrument. One needs to control them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-dumont/an-actor-is-an-instrument-one-needs-to-control-them/)

[Bruno Dumont](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-dumont/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10e/bruno-dumont-16688_actor_an-actor-is-an-instrument-one-needs-to-c_2650303.png)

> [The actor should not play a part. Like the Aeolian harps that used to be hung in the trees to be played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alla-nazimova/the-actor-should-not-play-a-part-like-the-aeolian-harps-that-used-to/)

[Alla Nazimova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alla-nazimova/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaf/alla-nazimova-110562_acting_the-actor-should-not-play-a-part-like-th_3199906.jpg)

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