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Acting Quote by Tom Ellis

“When you're a drama student, I think the most you hope for is to make a living out of acting.” quote by Tom Ellis — Download Open image

“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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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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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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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 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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