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At 200 pounds, with a 17-inch neck, a resting pulse of 78, a bench press of 200 pounds, I was very much indeed a normal, All-American male. I carried my sickness within.
Dirk Benedict
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Dirk Benedict
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: March 1
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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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When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.
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I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25 years.
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I write from the same place I parent, and since becoming a single parent, I have found it difficult, if not impossible, to write anything of length.
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