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You don't look at it as the size of the role. Quantity is not the point. You can be as thorough in 30 seconds as you can in three hours.

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William Hurt
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 20
Film Actor
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
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Washington
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William McChord Hurt
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It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't get to the mainstream.
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