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" I slightly lost my enthusiasm for most acting, but I've done some little bits and pieces - curiosities. "
Hugh Grant
Acting
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" I have known a few good marriages, but very few. And others look to me like they're pretty miserable. I don't really think that's a recipe for happiness. "
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" The emphasis in 'Notting Hill' was perhaps, I thought, slightly more on the romance than on the comedy. But I think 'Mickey Blue Eyes' is maybe slightly more on the comedy. And the tone on 'Mickey Blue Eyes,' it's a far sillier film. "
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