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I am not an enormous believer in research being the be-all and end-all. I get suspicious when I read about actors spendi
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"I am not an enormous believer in research being the be-all and end-all. I get suspicious when I read about actors spending six months in a clinic, say, in order to play someone who is sick"

- John Hurt

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United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by John Hurt somewhere between January 22, 1940 and today. He was a famous Actor from United Kingdom. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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