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" I'm a pretty convenient foil for a lot of people. "
Kevin Costner
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" I enjoy sports. I get a real joy from playing sports but I don't look for those movies. Oliver Stone wanted to know if I would do Any Given Sunday and it just didn't appeal to me. "
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