How do actors and actresses memorize a play or movie?

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Is there some special method to remembering an entire play or movie without having to refer to your lines? I can barely remember one paragraph of lines to the tee, let alone hundreds of pages of lines. Thanks!

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Combination of:

* memorize the gist of their lines and practice them before hand
* most actors are not on screen/stage all the time, so they get to review the script for the next scene before they do it.
* TV/Movies have the benefit of retakes and editing, so as long as an actor can memorize a few lines at a time they can still make it work.

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