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" In 'Over the Hedge,' I played a bear, and I spent all this time listening to the sounds they make when they fight and mate, when they're angry or happy. "
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" Peace, truthfully, is how you feel inside. "
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" After Civil Rights, it was very awkward for whites and blacks. We didn't know how to talk to each other. "
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