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" But for me, the challenge is how you turn a character into behavior. Once the director says 'action', you just try to live between those two worlds. "
Robert Duvall
Me
Action
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" I don't have many people showing up at my door. Very few people come out. When they do, I get a little suspicious. I live way up on a hill, way, way back in the country. "
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" Look, Hollywood's a mecca, but it's not the final answer. You pick up a camera anyplace in the world, you can make a movie. "
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" It's no big thing, but you make big things out of little things sometimes. "
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" Way, way, way back I played a little bit, but I am definitely not a golfer. You know, it just takes too much time anyway during the course of the day. "
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