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" I like the classics! "

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" Part of filmmaking is always a guessing game, and part of it is always a game of trust. "

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" I don't consider a lot of actors that I really admire movie stars. "

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" In my sophomore year, a kid told me that the secret to getting women is to play really, really hard to get. I followed his advice, and I didn't have so much as a date that year. "

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