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Actors Quote by Tom Ellis

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“I wanted to work on a cable show and with a writer/director because that's a much more fulfilling and freeing experience, as an actor.”

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Being a son of the pastor, I was never allowed to play Joseph or any of the big parts for political reasons.

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The fact that you can say stuff to people that other people are only thinking is always fun. It's a great tool for comedic…

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When you're a drama student, I think the most you hope for is to make a living out of acting.

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We're characters not of this world, so our knowledge about stuff, that other character's don't have, is quite fun.

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One of the big parts of my decision-making process is knowing that when you're signing up for something, you're signing up for multiple seasons,…

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As an actor, I enjoy variety. That's a big thing for me.

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Being on the floor of a TV show is sometimes a quite frustrating experience.

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I've been acting for many years, and the more you do, the more confidence you get about "this is my career and this is…

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Trying to find a human side to the character is a way to give them a chance to have people like them.

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The weird thing about drama school is that you train for three years for one thing and then more often than not, it's something…

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If I'm going to put my name to something and commit to something that's going to take up a lot of my time, it…

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I love film people and actors and I am in the right world because I am one of those people.

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As actors, you become an expert at starting over.

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No actor wants to choose - they just want all of the options available to them all the time; we tend to be pretty…

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A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.

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I've been a professional actor for almost 40 years.

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American actors are coy. We all have pricks and cunts, or are you different from the rest of us?

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I had a very blessed journey with the upbringing I had. When you're working on sets as a stuntman, you have a firsthand account…

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