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title: "10 Actors Ask Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [That's basically how I learned everything as an actor. I was just a kid, and I worked with these actors, and I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-smith/that-s-basically-how-i-learned-everything-as-an-actor-i-was-just-a/)

[Gregory Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-smith/)

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> [If you try to make a silent movie with a normal script and you just pull out the dialogue, you will have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-hazanavicius/if-you-try-to-make-a-silent-movie-with-a-normal-script-and-you-just/)

[Michel Hazanavicius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-hazanavicius/)

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> [I've discovered just how symbiotic the relationship is between writers, directors and actors. They ask the same questions and strip down texts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-lewis/i-ve-discovered-just-how-symbiotic-the-relationship-is-between/)

[Damian Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-lewis/)

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> [If young actors ask me things, I always tell them to get on set and watch how it's done. If you can,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/if-young-actors-ask-me-things-i-always-tell-them-to-get-on-set-and/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

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> [Even if actors ask for more money, will producers fulfill their demands? They might just show us the door.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amruta-khanvilkar/even-if-actors-ask-for-more-money-will-producers-fulfill-their/)

[Amruta Khanvilkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amruta-khanvilkar/)

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> [Young actors often ask me how do you get an agent, how do you get started, how do you get to audition,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liane-balaban/young-actors-often-ask-me-how-do-you-get-an-agent-how-do-you-get/)

[Liane Balaban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liane-balaban/)

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> [I just saw dialogue, in the audition, and had no backstory. I was like, "I'm just going to be myself because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giles-matthey/i-just-saw-dialogue-in-the-audition-and-had-no-backstory-i-was-like-i/)

[Giles Matthey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giles-matthey/)

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> [Often actors ask me if I think they should go on trying to be an actor. I have the same answer for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shurtleff/often-actors-ask-me-if-i-think-they-should-go-on-trying-to-be-an/)

[Michael Shurtleff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shurtleff/)

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> [Young actors ask me for advice. They say, 'Should I get an agent?' I tell them, 'Don't worry about that. Act, act,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-bean/young-actors-ask-me-for-advice-they-say-should-i-get-an-agent-i-tell/)

[Orson Bean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-bean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/099/orson-bean-5446_advice_young-actors-ask-me-for-advice-they-say_3198562.jpg)

> [I got a call from my agent saying you have an offer to voice a cartoon by the name of 'My Little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-de-lancie/i-got-a-call-from-my-agent-saying-you-have-an-offer-to-voice-a/)

[John de Lancie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-de-lancie/)

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