Music helps define the ...

Music helps define the character and is an extension of the character somehow, so that you are able to use both the songs themselves and the way that you sing them to tell something about the character and his story, as well as develop a performance style.
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 Alessandro Nivola

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The thing with being able to do accents is that it's still completely separate from being an actor.
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 Alessandro Nivola
When you speak in another accent, it affects you. You can't help but be changed by it.
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 Alessandro Nivola
Just getting to the point where we are now with 'To Dust' movie - where we've raised the money, put the crew together, signed all the actors up and are going on a certain date - is one of the biggest achievements of my life. It's nice, and producing definitely helps me to use the other side of my brain. I get brain fatigue from all of the creative drive.
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 Alessandro Nivola
Producing is the antidote to acting. Producing is practical problem solving all day long. As opposed to endless self-obsession and navel gazing.
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 Alessandro Nivola
I'm a restless person. I get bored very quickly, particularly with myself. I've used acting as an escape and a way to channel my nervous energy. So I've always looked to find a role that's as different from the one before it. I need change and variety or start to feel depressed.
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 Alessandro Nivola