You have to surrender to the fact that you are of too many in a highly competitive field where it is difficult to stand out. Over time, through your work, you will demonstrate who you are and what you bring to the field. Just stay with it and keep working.

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About Lisa Kudrow

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Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( KOO-droh; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress and writer. She is best known for her roles as Phoebe Buffay in the television sitcom Friends (1994–2004) and Valerie Cherish in the HBO mockumentary cult classic The Comeback (2005–2026). Her accolades include two Actor Awards and...

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[Detractors] are just wrong, and that's okay. They just don't see it yet. That's what I would tell myself to keep those moments of doubt, only moments.

In most pursuits, one's self is one of the biggest hurdles to get over. You can't pursue something and be committed to it if you're apologizing for it at every party.

I think it's always a good move to listen to that inner voice, if it doesn't lead to a crime.

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We're actors - we're the opposite of people.

—Tom Stoppard

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You can be a little bit darker and rougher on the stage, partly because when you're in the theater, people have come to see you, and so they kind of know what they're in for. In television, you are sort of sneaking into people's homes. So, I think you can be a little bit darker on stage.

When a man plays a woman in a dress, you're halfway there. It's inherently funny. When a woman plays a man, for whatever reason, it's not that instant kind of funny.

I enjoy being a highly overpaid actor.

—Sir Ralph Richardson

Acting like someone you're not is exactly what it takes to realize you're capable of more than you ever knew.

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