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That Is One Of The Reasons One Enjoys Acting. Now And Again, You Get Scenes Where You Work With Somebody Really Good And You Have A Good Time Trying To Make It Really Work And Really Work Well.

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Albert Finney

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That Is One Of The Reasons One Enjoys Acting. Now And Again, You Get Scenes Where You Work With Somebody Really Good And You Have A Good Time Trying To Make It Really Work And Really Work Well.

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