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" Sigmund Freud said we act out our own dreams, but if you are only an actor you are not acting out your own dream. You are simply participating in someone else's dream. "
John Malkovich
Dream
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" Where women are concerned, the rule is never to go out with anyone better dressed than you. "
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" I've done quite a few big American films. "
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" I wasn't really raised to be the type of person to have doubts. "
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" I lost seventy pounds eating nothing but Jello for 4 months. But of course there is great variety in the colors! I think, if I remember correctly, it's 230 calories for a whole bowl. Maybe 270? In the 5th month, I added fruit. "
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