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" All the movies that I have done I have not been in control of. Sometimes there is a contractual situation where you go to the studio, and they kind of tell you which ones they want you to do. "

Steven Seagal

Control

You

Situation

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" I always hated being a child. I always felt like an adult trapped in a child's body. "

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" I've always tried to avoid politics because most politicians that I know are quite dirty in terms of human dignity, ethics and morals. "

" The secret is not to act, but to be. "

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Secret

Act

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