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In the theater, you act more of the time. In the movies, you get to act maybe 20 or 30 minutes of the day. I love acting in movies. It's just different.

Alec Baldwin

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Alec Baldwin
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: April 3
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Alexander Rae Baldwin III
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