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" I like the good feeling movies. "

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The Right Thing

" High Noon is a pretty corny movie. "

" Being a star is an agent's dream, not an actor's. "

" I always figure from the cradle to the grave, we all have our individual journeys, and maybe my journey was a positive one and I accomplished certain things without stepping on too many toes. "

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