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You just don't understand humility until you have children and get divorced.

Val Kilmer

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Val Kilmer
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: December 31
Actor
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Film Producer
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Val Edward Kilmer
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It is a weird thing that actors have people applaud when they're done working. I still find that entertaining.
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There was no one around called 'Val' when I was young, so I wanted to be John or Bill. Now I like it.
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I'm a better person when I'm preparing for a role, when I'm studying a role.
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I probably complained more when I was younger. The movie industry can be frustrating but I think sometimes I could have been more helpful, approaching a film as a partnership rather than being critical of a director's ignorance. I wasn't sensitive to the fact that it's very hard to direct.
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I don't believe in death. I think it's just a state of mind.
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