One sign of a great actor is when he can be alone by himself on the sc…

Roger Ebert
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One sign of a great actor is when he can be alone by himself on the screen, doing almost nothing, and producing one of a film's defining moments. ✨ Roger Ebert (2016). The Great Movies IV, p.81, University of Chicago Press
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One sign of a great actor is when he can be alone by himself on the screen, doing almost nothing, and producing one of a film's defining moments. ✨ Roger Ebert (2016). The Great Movies IV, p.81, University of Chicago Press

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