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A doctor, a painter, an actress.
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A magazine editor.
A comedian or the guy who drives the little truck around airports that takes old ladies to their gate.
John Malkovich
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A baseball pitcher.
An actor. I watched a lot of TV because we lived in the countryside and the weather was so bad.
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Unfinished work and caffeine.
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None: I do not want a funeral.
I am happiest when I am working.
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