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Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.

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William Hurt
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 20
Film Actor
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Washington
District of Columbia
William McChord Hurt
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I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either.
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The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware this to me is the most astounding fact.
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I listen to XM radio because I can get so many overseas news stations.
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I was a science fiction junkie for a long time.
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But I am not going to live for ever. And the more I know it, the more amazed I am by being here at all.
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Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.
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What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.
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