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" I don't think I'm equipped enough to be giving anyone a civics lesson or any kind of message. "

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" I look at 'Straw Dogs' as a very imperfect movie. It's a little bit slow, and its themes are a little bit murky. "

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" What makes a man is when you go against your own instincts to do to the right thing. "

The Right Thing

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