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" I usually control the environment I'm in, but my control is very quiet and subtle. "
Michael Caine
Quiet
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" If you're a movie star, you get the girl, you lose the girl, and then you get her back. But if you're a character like me, you lose the girl, then you get another one, then you get another one, then you lose them all, then you lose your life. "
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