An actor is an actor is an actor. The less personality an actor has off stage the better. A blank canvas on which to draw the characters he plays. (Arthur Lowe)

An actor is an actor is an actor. The less personality an actor has off stage the better. A blank canvas on which to draw the characters he plays.

Arthur Lowe

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