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Arthur Lowe

"An actor is an actor is an actor. The less personality an actor has off stage the better. A blank canvas on which to draw the characters he plays."

Arthur Lowe, British Actor
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"An actor is an actor is an actor. The less personality an actor has off stage the better. A blank canvas on which to draw the characters he plays."

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