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Look, I'm not odd. I'm just trying to be an actor not a movie star, an actor.

Montgomery Clift

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Montgomery Clift
Age: 45 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 17
Died: 1966
Died: July 23
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Omaha
Nebraska
Monty Clift
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Noah, from 'The Young Lions' (1958), was the best performance of my life. I couldn't have given more of myself. I'll never be able to do it again. Never.
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