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When you really get it right in acting, it's an act of empathy. You feel less distant from others, and that is really exciting.

What's nice about acting is that you're not just left with yourself all the time, but you get to see the world through so many different people's eyes.

I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people.

The thing I adore about acting is that it's not me: you get to experience all these emotions, but essentially it's not you.

One of the nice things about acting is that it allows you to open up to the other people within you.

For me, acting comes straight from the heart. In that sense I don't act at all. I think that to feel the character's pain I have to be myself. Somewhere audiences see that.

You bring out a lot of your own thoughts and attitudes when acting. I think a great deal of it has to do with the inner you.

I'm not a super emotional person, so that's one reason I love acting - it makes me deal with myself in that kind of way.

For me, acting goes to a special place; it's almost mystical. You have to let go of what you think is good; it's a jump into trust, and trying to reach without wanting too much.

Acting has always been very comfortable for me, so it allows me to pay attention to other parts of the process literally while I'm acting.