"I don't think anybody planned for me to be an actor. I didn't. I didn't know this was what I was going to do."

-- Missy Peregrym

#Thinking Quotes #Actors Quotes

“Hold the period of youth sacred to education, and the period of maturity, when the physical forces begin to flag, equally sacred to ease and agreeable relaxation.”

Source : Edward Bellamy (2000). “Looking Backward: From 2000 to 1887”, p.41, Applewood Books
“This is what's so hard about our current politics: things poll well, but people don't believe that politicians are telling the truth.”
“I worked for a while as a teaching assistant while I was struggling. I really enjoyed it, working with kids with special needs, autism. It takes a hell of a lot of concentration, and you've got to focus on the child properly for seven hours a day.”

Source : "Joseph Mawle: 'I've played some despicable characters'". Interview with Ursula Kenny, www.theguardian.com. March 19, 2011.
“Be brave and be patient. Have faith in yourself; trust in the significance of your life and the purpose of your passion.”
“It is an expensive government program with the power to kill people.”
“Learn as much as you can. Take every opportunity to learn about writing, whether itâ€™s through classes, workshops, whatever is available to you. This may be difficult, because things like classes, workshops, writing programs, require time and money. But I say this honestly and somewhat harshly â€“ if youâ€™re not willing to prioritize your writing, perhaps you should do something else?”
“I often wrangle with myself as an actor, and wrestle with the process. In striving for authenticity I often have the feeling I am falling short.”

Source : "Juliet Stevenson: The power of storytelling" by Juliet Stevenson, www.theguardian.com. May 9, 2009.
“If you want to make an ordinary man happy, or think that he is happy, give him money, power, flattery, gifts, honours. If you want to make a wise man happy - improve yourself!”

Source : Idries Shah (1983). “Reflections”, p.28, Octagon Press Ltd

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