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It's better to live as your own man, than as a fool in someone else's dream.

Martin Landau

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Martin Landau
Age: 89 †
Born: 1928
Born: June 20
Died: 2017
Died: July 15
Character Actor
Film Actor
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Brooklyn
New York
Martin James Landau
Men
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And the 90% they are not is what I do for a living.
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If you don't trust yourself, you won't trust others. You make a choice and see where it goes.
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Everyone can walk and talk. Your job is to create magic.
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Bad guys don't think they're bad guys. Hitler probably thought he was a wonderful guy doing some wonderful and righteous work for Germany.
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It's OK to be wrong. You learn from your wrongs. You don't learn from being right. If you're right, you already know it. If you're wrong, it's because you don't know about it, and you made a mistake.
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Doubt is a very important trait. Out of doubt comes thinking, decisions, choices. We learn stuff. We learn to make mistakes. Or not to.
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I try to never repeat a character. I always try to find something new and fresh and interesting that inspires me.
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