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I'm An Actor Who Loves To Direct Film, If I Find Something That I'm Compelled To Do And Want To Spend Three Or Four Years Doing. I Really Love The Process, Though. I Might Have To Just Say, "yeah, I Want To Direct That," Because I Want To Direct Something, But That's Just Not The Way My Being Is. It's Got To Be A Necessity For Me, Otherwise I'll Just Keep Acting.

-Ed Harris

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I'm An Actor Who

Ed Harris

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I'm An Actor Who Loves To Direct Film, If I Find Something That I'm Compelled To Do And Want To Spend Three Or Four Years Doing. I Really Love The Process, Though. I Might Have To Just Say, "yeah, I Want To Direct That," Because I Want To Direct Something, But That's Just Not The Way My Being Is. It's Got To Be A Necessity For Me, Otherwise I'll Just Keep Acting.

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