“I thought that the acting talent is something that you are born with. But now I have realized, with this drama, that acting is something that requires you to pour endless efforts on each piece.”

—  Kim Hye-ja

On performing in stage drama Doubt in "Kim Hye-ja returns to stage with 'Doubt'" in Han Cinema (20 November 2006) https://www.hancinema.net/herald-interviewkim-hye-ja-returns-to-stage-with-doubt--7779.html

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