11.   An actor had to be special for director Alfred Hitchcock to like him.

12.   An actor has to try to think as the character thinks, Gambon emphasizes.

13.   And all the actors have a dab of blue paint on one earlobe and under the lips.

14.   And the actor had to have a charisma that would justify not just one woman but two falling in love with him.

15.   And then the actors have their grandest finale.

16.   And to do it more than once, to establish a durable career like Travolta or Garner, actors have to be willing to work at their craft.

17.   As childhoods go, actor Davis Gaines had a relatively happy one.

18.   As for people who think Cage should represent a higher level because he won an Academy Award, the actor has a simple answer.

19.   Ask them to come back and do it again, just as you should when an actor has a bad day.

20.   At one point some pipes broke, depositing raw sewage in the tank, where the actors had to swim.