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Taking power away from a man is a dangerous thing. Someone always pays.
Glenn Close
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Glenn Close
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 19
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And when you're with a great crew like we had, it becomes a thrilling, again, collaboration, which is to me one of the great aspects of the process that you go through. I find myself at this point in my career, getting potentially, incredibly bored if I stand around a lot, so that's why I really like the pace of television.
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