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Quote by Thomas B. Macaulay

“He was a rake among scholars, and a scholar among rakes.”

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Thomas B. Macaulay, born on October 25, 1800, in Ireland, and died on December 28, 1859, in the United Kingdom, was a prominent political figure in the Victorian era. He served as the Secretary at War, playing a significant role in the British government. more

“The security comes, as an actor, in knowing that you're not in control. If you try to control your career, or how people perceive you, you'll make yourself unhappy, because life doesn't work like that. So much is luck. It's much better to let yourself off, to think, 'There's nothing I can do.'”

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“I try to be fussy about the parts I play. I think that's quite prudent, it means you're stretching different muscles, and you're scaring yourself by doing something which is out of your comfort zone.”

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“The actor in me would always like to be more dashing, or slimmer, or have nicer hair.”

Actors Hair Dashing

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“You'd never play Hamlet if you started worrying about who's played it before you.”

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