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I am a professional actor and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do. They may inadvertently do it, but it's because of the script, not the acting.

Malcolm McDowell

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Malcolm McDowell
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: June 13
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Horsforth
West Yorkshire
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