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Listen to the talk on character actors and as you listen, complete the exercise, as directed.
Supporting roles are those roles that do not affect the plot or the subject of the film (True/False)
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Solution
This statement is true.
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People become character actors chiefly because (Tick the right choices)
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The chief advantages of being a character actor is that …………….(Tick the right choice)
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