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When I Was About 7 Years Old, I Had Been Labeled Dyslexic. I'd Try To Concentrate On What I Was Reading, Then I'd Get To The End Of The Page And Have Very Little Memory Of Anything I'd Read. I Would Go Blank, Feel Anxious, Nervous, Bored, Frustrated, Dumb. I Would Get Angry. My Legs Would Actually Hurt When I Was Studying. My Head Ached. All Through School And Well Into My Career, I Felt Like I Had A Secret. When I'd Go To A New School, I Wouldn't Want The Other Kids To Know About My Learning Disability, But Then I'd Be Sent Off To Remedial Reading.

I Don't Pretend To Be The Character. I Am The Character.

I've Always Thought Of The Audience. I Just Want To Entertain The Audience. That's What It's About: What's Good For The Movie, What's Best For The Movie, What's Best For The Audience.

Stanley Kubrick Was Very Selective When He Went Into A Close-up. Every Director Has His Taste In A Performance, But Stanley Would Explore A Scene To Find What Was Most Interesting For Him.

I Disagree With People Who Think You Learn More From Getting Beat Up Than You Do From Winning.