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A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.
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Dirk Benedict
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: March 1
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You can't leave civilization behind entirely.
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I never get involved with the ladies I work with.
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America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.
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It is all about marketing that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa.
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Questions about acting are difficult.
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The space genre is timeless.
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It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you collaborate, but I don't do that. Ask my ex-wife.
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I can still fit into my Battlestar Galactica costume!
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Life without kids is like a camera without film.
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