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I'm not comfortable with walking the red carpet in a tuxedo and seeing all the women with their boobs pushed up and all the men dressed as penguins - particularly when the subject of your film is the nature of violence and humanity.

William Hurt

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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
District of Columbia
William McChord Hurt
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