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> [Well, you're in a theater and it's 24 shots a second, your face, your body, your voice, and it's your craft, the way you earn your living, and it's indelible. It's not like writing a script - I write as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/well-you-re-in-a-theater-and-it-s-24-shots-a-second-your-face-your/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

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## More by William Mapother

> [I went to Notre Dame. I don't know if that has any relevance, but maybe we all had a little too much philosophy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/i-went-to-notre-dame-i-don-t-know-if-that-has-any-relevance-but-maybe/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [Generally a wise actor will be very careful about the person to whom he gives that power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/generally-a-wise-actor-will-be-very-careful-about-the-person-to-whom/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [I've made a number of independent films that didn't receive theatrical distribution, that a lot of people haven't heard of, and as a result,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/i-ve-made-a-number-of-independent-films-that-didn-t-receive/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [Look, we all know how hard it is for us to - I'm going to speak for myself - find a still photo of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/look-we-all-know-how-hard-it-is-for-us-to-i-m-going-to-speak-for/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [I do like taking on responsibility, sometimes too much. But I was aware of that early on and it's something that came up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/i-do-like-taking-on-responsibility-sometimes-too-much-but-i-was-aware/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [I remember when I was working on Mission: Impossible 2, John Woo said, "In Hong Kong, there's not much money and a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/i-remember-when-i-was-working-on-mission-impossible-2-john-woo-said/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [I love sci-fi, especially when it thrives on a thought-provoking story, rather than explosions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/i-love-sci-fi-especially-when-it-thrives-on-a-thought-provoking-story/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [One of the great things about film is that, typically anything that's introduced in the first five minutes, the audiences will by into.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/one-of-the-great-things-about-film-is-that-typically-anything-that-s/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [I worked in script development, many years ago, and read a lot of scripts. Between that and the scripts I've read as an actor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/i-worked-in-script-development-many-years-ago-and-read-a-lot-of/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [If you think about filmmaking as an entire spectrum, starting with the writer and ending with maybe the marketing department, the actor's contribution is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/if-you-think-about-filmmaking-as-an-entire-spectrum-starting-with-the/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [If the question was did we want to delay the revelation?... Yeah, you want to delay it as long as possible because the audience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/if-the-question-was-did-we-want-to-delay-the-revelation-yeah-you-want/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [Well, you're in a theater and it's 24 shots a second, your face, your body, your voice, and it's your craft, the way you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/well-you-re-in-a-theater-and-it-s-24-shots-a-second-your-face-your/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [One of the advantages of shooting digitally was that we had a lot of time. When you shoot, even if you do a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/one-of-the-advantages-of-shooting-digitally-was-that-we-had-a-lot-of/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [I was an English major, so I love discussing possibilities and alternate theories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/i-was-an-english-major-so-i-love-discussing-possibilities-and/)

[William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mapother/)

> [I can be a bit of a science geek. I tend more towards reading about brain science, neuroscience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mapother/i-can-be-a-bit-of-a-science-geek-i-tend-more-towards-reading-about/)

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