Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your o…

Ian Mckellen
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Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality, and discovering the character you're playing through your own experience - so we're all different. ✨ Interview with Kenneth Plume, www.ign.com. July 10, 2000.
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