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You just can't take a crash course to be a tango dancer in a movie.
Robert Duvall
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Robert Duvall
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 5
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Robert Selden Duvall
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The beginning and the end of the tango is the walk.
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When I knew nothing, I thought I could do anything.
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Look, Hollywood's a mecca, but it's not the final answer. You pick up a camera anyplace in the world, you can make a movie.
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We either accept weaknesses in good people or we have to tear pages out of the Bible.
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It's like kids playing house: 'You play the father, I'll play the mother.' You know, you dress up, you play, they pay, you go home. It's a game - acting's a game.
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