Physical hunger and physical poverty is something I could only imagine. I've been poor when I was in … - Joan Chen

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One mustn't allow acting to be like stoc kbroker - you must not take it just as a means of earning a living, to go down every day to do a job of work. The big thing is to combine punctuality, efficiency, good nature, obedience, intelligence, and concentration with an unawareness of what is going to happen next, thus keeping yourself available for excitement.

Joan Chen

Physical hunger and physical poverty is something I could only imagine. I've been poor when I was in China. . . As kids we never had to starve, but just didn't have enough meat, enough rice.

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