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Absolutely. I can produce. I can write. I can direct.

Frank Langella

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Frank Langella
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 1
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Stage Actor
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It's also easy to fall back into what's familiar, what feels safe, what you've done before.
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My last kids were born when I was in my forties, so I still had little kids around me, which gave me the illusion of feeling younger.
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I just always thought, I love acting and I love writing. And when I haven't got any more good breath and good energy, then I'll write.
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I have a good friend who says, We're all just dodging bullets. It seems to me the trick to living a good life is to try to move away from the gun you turn on yourself.
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