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You know, young actors say all the time, Should I use my own life

You know, young actors say all the time, Should I use my own life experience? And my response is, What choice do you have? – David Mamet

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Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status. – David Mamet

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The poker player learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong; that the bumblebee can fly; that, perhaps, one should never trust an expert; that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of by those with an academic bent. – David Mamet

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I didnt know if I had the music for it or if I could pull off the larger concert experience. Then I realized if I can just continue to be myself, Ill be all right. – Jason Mraz

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Experience, as a desire for experience, does not come off. We must not study ourselves while having an experience. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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I had great faith in Irish actors, that theyd be hip to the whole theatre thing, and they are. I had no illusions of coming over here as some kind of big shot. Its been a learning experience for me too. – Christopher Meloni

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You experience the films through the actors, so theyre all locked into your imagination in some kind of layer of fantasy or hatred or wherever they settle into your imagination. – Danny Boyle

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