You read about somebody, and it doesn't really matter whether or not they really exist - the point is that you get into them like real characters.

We are assuming that we exist, that there is reality, and that the matter of which we are made is real.

After you start learning all about the mechanics of piloting a riverboat, you stop seeing all the pretty sunsets and you start thinking about the weather.

If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves.

If you read somebody's diary, you get what you deserve.

When did Jimmy Stewart not play Jimmy Stewart? When did John Wayne not play John Wayne? But that's what we like about them. When you talk about acting, you really have to respond to somebody's personality.