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" I used to tremble from nerves so badly that the only way I could hold my head steady was to lower my chin practically to my chest and look up at Bogie. That was the beginning of The Look. "
Lauren Bacall
Look
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" I'm a total Democrat. I'm anti-Republican. And it's only fair that you know it... I'm liberal. The L word! "
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