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" I've been in the movies for 50 years, I've made 130 some-odd movies. "
Tony Curtis
Movies
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" I'm world famous, everywhere I go there are people who love me because of I've been able to bring them some joy from the movies I've made. "
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" I've just opened a show in Florida, although I also have many pieces on display around the world. "
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" Like an opera singer, I am able to sing out my song in paint. "
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" Even on a personal note, my dressing table downstairs is crowded with things, like a mini landscape. It's a city with buildings and towers and roads. There's a pool and a little park. When I move something around it becomes a different tableau. "
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