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> [Acting is like a game of tennis. The better your opponent, the better you're going to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/acting-is-like-a-game-of-tennis-the-better-your-opponent-the-better/)

[Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/)

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## More by Shawnee Smith

> [I think film requires a lot more patience and concentration and each day you're keeping the entire picture in your head throughout a two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/i-think-film-requires-a-lot-more-patience-and-concentration-and-each/)

[Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/)

> [Acting is a sport, like a game of tennis, and you and your opponent take turns setting the level of play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/acting-is-a-sport-like-a-game-of-tennis-and-you-and-your-opponent/)

[Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/)

> [So much of life is just talk. At the end of the day, you're just serving the higher thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/so-much-of-life-is-just-talk-at-the-end-of-the-day-you-re-just/)

[Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/)

> [What's more awful, to me, than blood and guts is the thought of losing those who you love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/what-s-more-awful-to-me-than-blood-and-guts-is-the-thought-of-losing/)

[Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/)

> [With any character I play, I gravitate to the juxtaposition and humor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/with-any-character-i-play-i-gravitate-to-the-juxtaposition-and-humor/)

[Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/)

> [I had the greatest time of my life making 'Saw 3.' More fun than '2' for sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/i-had-the-greatest-time-of-my-life-making-saw-3-more-fun-than-2-for/)

[Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/)

> [Acting is like a game of tennis. The better your opponent, the better you're going to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/acting-is-like-a-game-of-tennis-the-better-your-opponent-the-better/)

[Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/)

> [I wasn't a fan of horror movies before 'Saw,' but through these films, I have definitely become a big fan and really come to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/i-wasn-t-a-fan-of-horror-movies-before-saw-but-through-these-films-i/)

[Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/)

> [Music is so much fun because each song is like a film in itself. You get to go from beginning to end and interact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/music-is-so-much-fun-because-each-song-is-like-a-film-in-itself-you/)

[Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/)

> [I found out I really love brutal fight scenes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/i-found-out-i-really-love-brutal-fight-scenes/)

[Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/)

> [I realized that Judaism required me to give up something that meant too much to me...Bacon cheeseburgers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/i-realized-that-judaism-required-me-to-give-up-something-that-meant/)

[Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/)

> [I don't like to see a scary image because it sticks in my mind. Which is maybe why I get hired to do the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/i-don-t-like-to-see-a-scary-image-because-it-sticks-in-my-mind-which/)

[Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/)

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