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Ian McDiarmid

"I suppose it's easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it's also quite gratifying to play."

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Donna Grant

"Want to play baseball?' she asked. Shane's eyes opened, and he stopped stroking her hair. "What?' "First base,' she said. "You're already there.' "I'm not running the bases.' "Well, you could at least steal second.' "Jeez, Claire. I used to distract myself with sports stats at times like these, but now you've gone and ruined it."

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"I had listened to Joe Turner. When they'd book Joe there, I'd play the blues behind him."

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"Kids. They're not tin cans or sheetrock. They're laughing machines. Wind them up and watch them go."

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"It was wonderful to play such a part, but I was disappointed with the picture."

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"He's not a child but he's childlike, he's not a grown up, he's not a kid, maybe he sounds like an elf on helium, we'll play with it."

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