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Actors don’t retire. They live in hope – hope that the phone will still ring.
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The quote says that acting does not end neatly when a performer stops working. “Live in hope” describes an ongoing expectation that another opportunity may come, represented by the phone ringing. It captures both the uncertainty of an actor’s career and the lasting wish to be called for a role.
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