Now the decision to play a role is halfway towards understanding the character, because you empathize with it and that's why you want to play it.
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And trust, yes, which is important, but that is what I aim towards. Now that is difficult for some people, and with that desire to get things as good as possible, I would say that I'm probably regarded as quite prickly to work with.
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