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" My own favorite is something called Rogue Male. "

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" It's such a relief for me to sit in front of a tape recorder and not be using it to learn my lines. "

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" If I'm not at my study by 10:00, 10:30, forget it, I can't write a word. "

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" It's very inconvenient because every time I finish, let's say, a chapter of a book, I think I'm going to ring Richard and then realize: Oh, Christ, I've buried him. I buried him last year. "

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