I started to study, because I knew I had to learn a lot about myself as an actor; you can’t act the same as you did as a child.
Meaning of the quote
When you become an actor, you can't just act the same way you did when you were a child. To be a good actor, you need to learn a lot about yourself and how to act differently than when you were younger. That's why Roddy McDowall, a famous British actor, started to study and practice acting - he knew he had to change and improve his acting skills to be successful.
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Fortunately, I happened to go east at a time when live television was centered in New York.
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