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"The New York Times published the guest list on the front page. The masks were a brilliant concept."
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"Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?"
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"My friends joke that I'm dead until I get onstage. I'm dead right now as you're speaking to me."
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"The New York Times published the guest list on the front page. The masks were a brilliant concept."
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