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" I don't do it often, but I do cry. I also laugh a lot; people tell me I'm funny and I do like to laugh. "

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" My wife comes with me on all the movies, but she is not an appendage to a film star or anything like that. She is a completely intertwined partner. She is the other half of me. Also, we're still very much in love with each other. We always have been, we always will be. "

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" In England, I was a Cockney actor. In America, I was an actor. "

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