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I'd always wanted to act, but it was a question of whether acting wanted me and whether the movies wanted me.

Anjelica Huston

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Anjelica Huston
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: July 8
Actor
Actress
Autobiographer
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Santa Monica
California
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Always
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Being called a person, as such, indicates that one should only have one character and be true to it.
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I'm a collector - I collect everything. I can't throw things away. For some reason I think I'm going to need tiny wooden teddy bears with their arms hacked off.
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Of wanting to pay my own way. I never asked my parents for money. I preferred to steal from my parents than ask them for money.
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