She very cleverly said,' I don't want you to look like trained dancers, but you do the melody and you... and Tom, you work it out for yourself. There will be no rehearsal and we'll be at FAO Schwarz about a month down the line and we're going to do it, and let's see what happens,' and that's why it's a movie-magic scene.

Robert Loggia

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Lesson number one: Don't underestimate the other guy's greed. by Robert Loggia

Lesson number one: Don't underestimate the other guy's greed.

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I think a lot of what you do depends on the other people in the cast. It doesn't only depend on you the actor, but it depends on a variety of things, what the other actors are like.

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When you read a script, you don't want to be the same guy all the time, you want to change, you're a different person. That's why acting is a wonderful career. You're not the same guy all the time.

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An actor is an impersonator; he plays many different roles. If you played the same role all the time, God that'd be a boring career.

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We rehearsed our 'Scarface' to the nines. Long period of rehearsal, so that by the time we started to shoot, it was almost like doing a play. We all had a grand time doing it. It was a wonderful cast.

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Nevertheless, I tend to get offensive easily. by Robert Loggia

Nevertheless, I tend to get offensive easily.

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The Italian mafia, they're very [into] construction. They're in a whole different way of operating than they did back in the '20s.

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If the guy has a gun, that's the power. He doesn't need to wave the gun; he just needs to point the gun in a very relaxed fashion.

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When you take on different roles and become a different person, that's called acting ... It's a challenge.

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When you play somebody, you pick up a lot of their gestures, his voice, the way he speaks, his body language. You don't often get that opportunity.

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John Huston is more of a creative director than most. by Robert Loggia

John Huston is more of a creative director than most.

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We see two guys dressed like we were, and they were going to shoot (the scene) with just the feet. We thought that was ridiculous.

An actor is an impersonator; he plays many different roles. If you played the same role all the time, God - that'd be a boring career. When you take on different roles and become a different person, that's called acting... It's a challenge.

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I don't know why it was canceled, but 'Mancuso, FBI,' it should have had a good long run, but it wasn't picked up. Maybe there was a problem with me. I have no idea.

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Working with David Lynch was like taking a bullet. A gun at you. 'Lost Highway' is, I think, one of the best films I've ever been in. It'll endure a long, long time.

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I can't be under the weight of the character for a 14-hour shooting day. I don't think anybody can do that.

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I think there were some dubious feelings about it, that the first 'Scarface' would not be surpassed by the second 'Scarface.' We were wrong; it surpassed it. The acting talent, the cinematography - we were propelled into a real class action film. Long after I kick the bucket, it'll be played.

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