It's funny to think that when you get done with an acting job, you're considered unemployed. There are definitely times when those checks don't last forever. I went to college at a private school, and I racked up quite a bit of debt. I was very slow to pay them back.

Rami Malek

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I've always laughed at the term "female director" or even "black... by Rami Malek

I've always laughed at the term "female director" or even "black director." A director's a director.

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I can listen to the same song back-to-back for two to three hours straight. I'm not psycho; I swear. There are some songs I won't listen to any more because they are songs that helped me get to emotional places. Even if I hear it, I'll have to walk out of the room or turn it down. It sounds so strange but those things affect me in a certain way.

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When you do something that people respond to, and then you start altering the blueprint for what worked, it's pretty fear-inducing. But sometimes, you have to do that, in order to push the boundaries.

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I do it when I'm a preparing for a role quite a bit - I sit with music. It helps influence the discovery of something. Then sometimes during filming I like to listen to the same things. It brings me back to a place where I just feel more creative and focused.

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I'm very fortunate to have the privilege of working with directors like Bill Condon and Paul Thomas Anderson, who I think is one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.

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My sister is an ER doctor and my brother is a teacher. by Rami Malek

My sister is an ER doctor and my brother is a teacher.

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Mara Casey gave me my first job. I saw something online, and it was for a part in a "Gilmore Girls" episode, and I thought I was right for it.

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All you 'Twilight' fans, can't thank you really enough for being so supportive. You're real cool people.

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Being on a Paul Thomas Anderson film, the best decision an actor can make is to listen to Paul Thomas Anderson. Because he's probably not going to steer anyone in the wrong direction. I would always say go with your gut on any other movie set, but with Paul, I would say go with Paul's gut.

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I would say 'The Master' was one of the most inspiring things I'v... by Rami Malek

I would say 'The Master' was one of the most inspiring things I've ever got to work on.

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Nothing I do is salacious or provocative or shocking for the sake... by Rami Malek

Nothing I do is salacious or provocative or shocking for the sake of that.

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Rather than homophobic, I think( China's censors) are sexphobic, they are probably the most conservative people in China, that's why they are chosen for this job.

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I never saw anyone in a lead role that looked like me. by Rami Malek

I never saw anyone in a lead role that looked like me.

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I may not have been the obvious choice, but I guess it worked out... by Rami Malek

I may not have been the obvious choice, but I guess it worked out.

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I get some power from Bradley Cooper that is about stepping up and living your best life and being exactly who you want to be.

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Everything has become so easy. It's great that it's at your fingertips, but I miss those good old days. And we're connected, but it can be very alienating. There is this distance between all of us because we're speaking to each other through cameras and monitors and icons and Emojis.

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I don't use emojis. I go vintage. by Rami Malek

I don't use emojis. I go vintage.

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I usually find myself hiking in a place that not a lot of people go hiking, just trying to find some solitude. I like being out in the middle of nowhere. Not always, but it's a good place to go to just reflect and think, and it's something I really enjoy.

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I used to spend a lot of time alone as a kid, creating characters and doing voices in my room, and I thought to myself, I'm either going to go absolutely nuts, or I'm going to find something to put that energy into.

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I love film. I've always been enchanted by doing film. It's something I grew up watching - classics and directors I admire - so that's something I've always been passionate about.

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