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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.

Ali MacGraw

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Ali MacGraw
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: April 1
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