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For a relative newcomer, it’s obviously a dream to work with such a talented actress as Anna Paquin, who won an Oscar at 10, or something ridiculous like that. That’s a dream.

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Having a good director is very important. It’s crucial. When you do good work with a certain director, you want to work with them again, and hopefully vice versa.

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If anything, it was a very egotistical thing because I wanted to move people. I wanted to tell a story and move people.

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In my ideal world, it would be a soulful connection to the role because you’ve shared a lot of the same experiences as the character and you just feel so right in it. That’s the first thing I look for.

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It was only when I went to acting school that I was like, “You are absolutely such a pigheaded freak show that you thought you, at the age of 12 or 13, could have a better understanding of Stanislavski. Why did you think that you didn’t need to go to school?” It was quite funny. But, I was certainly inspired.

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There’s this feeling, when you stop believing it’s a show and you’re there and this is happening.

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Until I did my work and I did my utmost best, I feel like I don’t have a right to feel excited.

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You look for the roles where, when you read it, you’re just like, “Yes, I know that. I know that feeling. I know what it means to feel like that. I know this person.” When you have a soulful connection to a part, that’s a dream come true.

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You provide a lot of people with entertainment, and that’s what will happen. I don’t think you should ever feel like you’re used to anything of that nature because you’re no different from anyone else.

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You should always view any job as just as nerve-wracking or just as exciting as any other.

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For a relative newcomer, it’s obviously a dream to work with such a talented actress as Anna Paquin, who won an Oscar at 10, or something ridiculous like that. That’s a dream.

Having a good director is very important. It’s crucial. When you do good work with a certain director, you want to work with them again, and hopefully vice versa.

If anything, it was a very egotistical thing because I wanted to move people. I wanted to tell a story and move people.

In my ideal world, it would be a soulful connection to the role because you’ve shared a lot of the same experiences as the character and you just feel so right in it. That’s the first thing I look for.

There’s this feeling, when you stop believing it’s a show and you’re there and this is happening.

Until I did my work and I did my utmost best, I feel like I don’t have a right to feel excited.

You look for the roles where, when you read it, you’re just like, “Yes, I know that. I know that feeling. I know what it means to feel like that. I know this person.” When you have a soulful connection to a part, that’s a dream come true.

You provide a lot of people with entertainment, and that’s what will happen. I don’t think you should ever feel like you’re used to anything of that nature because you’re no different from anyone else.

You should always view any job as just as nerve-wracking or just as exciting as any other.

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