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Quote by Tommy Lee Jones

“I try as hard as I can for everything to be different from one movie to the next.”

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Tommy Lee Jones, born on September 15, 1946, is an American actor renowned for his tough guy persona. He has won an Academy Award for Best Actor and is celebrated for his exceptional performances in films. more

“When you're on the set, and sometimes, because it's been so complex and the writers have been really writing, sometimes up until the last minute... And you kind of sit back; you separate yourself from your brain, and you say, let me see if you can do this. And that's the kind of challenge I like.”

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Author:Glenn Close

“And the writers are good in that it's easy to memorize, and good writing has an innate rhythm to it. And I've always felt that it's easier to get in your head than writing that has very kind of mind busting moments.”

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Author:Glenn Close

“And those moments that I find mind busting. Meaning like there's a word that I find in a weird place. I love the process of going to the writer and working that out, because that's just basic communication.”

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Author:Glenn Close

“So you have the challenge of just learning the lines, period, and not only learning them, but learning them to the extent that you assimilate them, so that you're not worried about what the next word is coming out of your mouth when it comes to doing a scene. And you're also in the trenches with the writers, just in the wonderful kind of back and forth of how is it best to say something, even if it involves four or five words. I love that kind of thing.”

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Author:Glenn Close

“There used to be a huge snobbism between the film industry and the television industry. I produced and acted in my first - well way back - but the first thing that I produced and acted in was Sarah, Plan and Tall. And the only place to go at the time for really quality television was Hallmark Hall of Fame. And think how much television has changed since then.”

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Author:Glenn Close

“I also have always felt that television has a huge potential for the kinds of audiences that some films would never dream or ever be able to have. So that potential is very exciting to me.”

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Author:Glenn Close

“I'll always rather be in a ship that's got a captain that has some vision.”

Vision Ships Captains

Author:Susan Sarandon

“I don't consider my private feelings to be relevant in any way, actually.”

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Author:Tommy Lee Jones

“It's really hard to find stuff that is original. You pick up scripts and in four pages you know where it's going and the same thing when you are sitting in a theatre, I just rejoice when something unfolds in a way that I'm not conducive.”

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Author:Susan Sarandon

“It was this feeling the whole time like I shouldn't be here among all these stars and professionals. I was trying to keep my distance because I wanted to watch everyone. But they want you to feel at home and be part of it, and it became normal very quickly.”

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Author:Evanna Lynch

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