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An actor is at his best a kind of unfrocked priest who, for an hour or two, can call on heaven and hell to mesmerize a group of innocents.

- Alec Guinness

An actor is an interpreter of other men`s words, often a soul which wishes to reveal itself to the world but dare not, a craftsman, a bag of tricks, a vanity bag, a cool observer of mankind, a child and at his best a kind of unfrocked priest who, for an hour or two, can call on heaven and hell to mesmerize a group of innocents.

- Alec Guinness

Acting is a form of deception, and actors can mesmerize themselves almost as easily as an audience.

- Adam Houdeshell