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I just know that sameness, repetition, and conceptualizing are the acting craft's adversaries, and it seems more intelligent to start off within a framework where those things are, to some degree, taken out of your hands.
Jack Nicholson
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Jack Nicholson
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 22
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