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Looking at beautiful things is what makes me the happiest.

Ali MacGraw

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Ali MacGraw
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: April 1
Actor
Actress
Autobiographer
Film Actor
Model
Television Actor
Pound Ridge
New York
Elizabeth Alice MacGraw
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Here's what I had: I had the arrogance of saying I'd like to be in a 'good' movie, so in fact, when I was hot, I turned down a lot of stuff because I didn't think I wanted to watch it.
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I think we live in a time where people are just insane on the subject of how they look.
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I fully expect to be doing yoga for the rest of my life.
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Modeling was so fleeting it doesn't count in my life scheme.
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I'm a New Yorker, and working in New York was divine for me. I loved working there and going to work there, which I've been able to do three or four times in my career, and I just love it. It's my favorite.
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The quality of my life has changed dramatically - not the events - but the way I handle them and my priorities and my sense of drama.
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