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There's really no way to teach you how to act, but there is a way to teach you how to teach yourself to act. That's kind of what it is once you learn the little tricks that work for you, pretty soon you find yourself doing that.

Clint Eastwood

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Clint Eastwood
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: May 31
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