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My childhood was influenced by the roles my father played in his m

My childhood was influenced by the roles my father played in his movies. Whether Abraham Lincoln or Tom Joad in the Grapes of Wrath, his characters communicated certain values which I try to carry with me to this day. – Jane Fonda

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Were still living with the old paradigm of age as an arch. Thats the old metaphor: Youre born, you peak at midlife and decline into decrepitude. – Jane Fonda

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I took every chance I could to meet with U.S. soldiers. I talked with them and read the books they gave me about the war. I decided I needed to return to my country and join with them – active duty soldiers and Vietnam Veterans in particular – to try and end the war. – Jane Fonda

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One part of wisdom is knowing what you dont need anymore and letting it go. – Jane Fonda

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I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic. – Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Very often when I go in to meet for movies or pilots, Im put on videotape. I hate the notion that that tape is going to sit on a shelf and never get better. – David Ogden Stiers

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If youre not a real chameleon of an actor and if youre not one of those guys who can really shape-change themselves all the time, one of the ways to keep pushing yourself and keep changing is to be in different kinds of movies. – Ethan Hawke

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Obviously I love The Godfather movies. I think theyre phenomenal. – Gary Ross

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