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Actor Quotes by Derek Jacobi
- Sir Larry could be very strict and a disciplinarian, too. He had many faces; he wore many hats. But, ultimately, he loved the theater and…
- Actors, I don't think, ever really grow up. I'm hoping that that rejuvenating process applies to me, too. It has so far. I've been very…
- I think actors always retain one foot in the cradle. We're switched on to our youth, to our childhood. We have to be because we're…
- I am an actor and I live in the world of pretend in my working capacity. I live in the world of my imagination.
- I've been a professional actor now for 38 years. A long time. And it's wonderful to earn your living doing something that you love. To…
- You have to get through the Hamlet hoop as a young actor. Your classical qualifications are based on the quality of your Hamlet. And then,…
- You have to pretend to live in those clothes that they lived in, to live within the climate that they had then. You have to…
- Ellis Peters's historical detail is very accurate and very minute, and therefore is not only interesting to read but good for an actor to acquire…
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