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" I loved doing My Favorite Year, which was great fun, and The Ruling Class, which I made with all my chums. "
Peter O'Toole
Year
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Great
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" Films were never in my budget. Didn't occur to me till much later. I hoped for a long, good life, which I've had and I'm having as an actor. I didn't expect the rest. "
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" Public crucifixion is no fun. "
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" It's such a relief for me to sit in front of a tape recorder and not be using it to learn my lines. "
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