Film is fragmented and gets into lots of other people's hands. There are a lot of pleasures that theatre gives me. You get to perform uninterrupted.
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LISA NEWTON The cool thing is that, unlike film, the theatre roles for women get better and better as you get ol...
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JOSHUA WYNER A film that is a true work of art transcends theatre and heartwarmingly changes lives.
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T. J. THYNE The thing that helped me get into the film business was that I went to school in Athens, Georgia and...
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