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"Only a fool does not fear actors, but you can't beat them, and if you can't beat them, join them, as they say. As I've got older I've become very interested in that part of the work."
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"When I was younger, I was fascinated by David Bowie, for example. he had created an entire myth around himself. It was as important as his music."

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