Sofia Marchetti
13 Oct 2025
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Not the inspirational quotes. The thing somebody actually said to you that changed how you work.
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The best piece of advice you were given, and who gave it
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Wes Achterberg
14 Oct 2025
A director in 2011: "You are playing the ending. Do not."
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Duncan Yeo
14 Oct 2025
An older actor in a green room told me "be the person they can put anywhere". I did not understand it for years and now it is most of my career.
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Gregor Malinowski
15 Oct 2025
My first teacher: "Nobody is watching you as closely as you are." Freeing in about six different ways.
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Terrance Whitlow
16 Oct 2025
A casting director: "Your job is to make my job easy." Blunt, unromantic, completely correct.
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Lorraine Petit
18 Oct 2025
From my agent, after a bad run: "You are not behind. There is no schedule."
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Delphine Aubert
20 Oct 2025
A stage manager once told me the show does not care how you feel, which sounds harsh and is actually the kindest thing anybody ever said to me about nerves.
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