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Victoria Abril

"Compared to dancing, films seemed to me to be the work of lay bums. There was no physical pain; it was enough to say and imagine what was in the script. It was very easy for me."

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"Compared to dancing, films seemed to me to be the work of lay bums. There was no physical pain; it was enough to say and imagine what was in the script. It was very easy for me."

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"A salary is a tax employers pay, every four weeks, for putting an employee's dream on hold."

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"Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain."

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