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Acting is just a process of relaxation, actually. Knowing the text so well and trusting that the instinct and the subconscious mind, whatever you want to call it, is going to take over.
Anthony Hopkins
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Anthony Hopkins
Age: 86
Born: 1937
Born: December 31
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