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" To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication. "

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" I think to regret is useless in life. It belongs to the past. "

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" I have never been able to remember the number of my driver's license, and there have been times when I couldn't even remember my own telephone number, but when I hear a song, sometimes only once, I never forget the melody or the lyric. "

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" An actor's a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, ain't listening. "

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