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The first actor who really blew me away was Paul Scofield in (the movie) A Man for All Seasons (1966). I`d never seen such integrity in acting, and it struck me as a fascinating paradox because acting is artifice. It can be argued to be entirely false. I thought, how can an actor suggest such truth?

- Colin Firth

"I made a decision not to work out because I`m lazy and also, the character is not a superhero. I didn`t want him to be a buff guy with Jackie Chan moves because the point is he`s smarter than your average Joe" - on playing "Michael Scofield" with his regular physique.

- Wentworth Miller