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When I started out I was a failed actor.

I was a failed actor, but for 25 years, I got to go on stage anyway, and I loved it. I've still got the day job, and the travel bug.

The only reason my work seems to be eclectic up to a certain period is because I was a failure as an actor.

I always thought I was a pretty terrible actor.

Certainly there have been better actors than me who have had no careers. Why? I don't know.

I was a terrible actor. The analytical part of my mind never quite let go.

I've learned to think in terms of having a long career. Actors can have very long careers that last until the day we die, but there will be moments when you'll feel like you're a failure or when you're disappointed in yourself.

I always wanted to be an actor, but I was always fighting it. It never seemed that honorable to me, and I guess I was always afraid that I might fail.

I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be.