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There's a rule in acting called, 'don't play the result.' if you have a character who's going to end up in a certain place, don't play that until you get there. play each scene and each beat as it comes. and that's what you do in life: you don't play the result.
-Michael J. Fox
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There's A Rule In Acting Called, 'don't

Michael J. Fox
There's a rule in acting called, 'don't play the result.' if you have a character who's going to end up in a certain place, don't play that until you get there. play each scene and each beat as it comes. and that's what you do in life: you don't play the result.
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