The life of an actor is a bit easier to take if you admit you're bonke…

Michael Shurtleff
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The life of an actor is a bit easier to take if you admit you're bonkers. ✨ Michael Shurtleff (2009). Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part, p.4, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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