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" Sometimes, I think I may be more recognizable because I'm character-looking. "
Paul Giamatti
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" I really do like a really good science fiction movie and a really good horror movie. Those are the kinds of things I really like. But, I mean, I'm not into sort of like slasher movies. I like a really good science fiction movie, which is hard to do. They don't make many really good ones any more. "
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