And I honestly believe the key to my success as an actor and my progress as a person has been the very lack of self that used to make me feel so anxious and insecure.

而我也深信作为演员，我的成功，或是作为个体，我的成长都是源于我缺乏“自我”，那种缺乏曾经让我非常忧虑和不安。

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Cover of the menu which reads "Self-cultivation of an actor", a book that means a lot to Stephen Chow.

菜单的封面写着“演员的自我修养”，这是一本对周星驰意义重大的一本书的名字。

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If you want to become an actor, you must build up your self-confidence and learn to notice people around you.

如果你想成为一个演员，你必须树立自信心，学会注意你身边的人。

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Affleck briefly plays the self-absorbed actor Ned Alleyn, and the best thing you can say about his wavering accent is that at least he isn't Keanu Reeves.

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