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" I try to have a normal life since I have an abnormal job. "

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" What I've learned is sometimes it's good not to have all the same actions and have all the same takes. The variety you provide gives the director later on in post-production the ability to construct a more interesting performance as he puts the movie together. "

" I didn't know anybody in show business, and I never thought it was the path I'd go down. I was hoping it was sports, like so many kids. "

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" If I'm not going to bet on myself, why would anyone else bet on me. "

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" There's no doubt my having been a ballplayer made me feel a special sense of responsibility to Joe Jackson's life. "

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