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" I wish sometimes people wouldn't underestimate me. But it's a fleeting wish. It's not where I live. "

Mary Steenburgen

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" My son, he has a film group, a bunch of film nerds that sit around and screen movies, and when they had Mary Steenburgen Night, the two movies they screened were 'Melvin And Howard' and 'Clifford.' "

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