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Jaclyn Smith Actress
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"Just because something is three months away and seems far off, doesn't mean you will want to be there when the time comes."

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Harold Prince Theatrical Producer and Director
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"Producers want to put their music behind revivals but I don’t think that’s a good trend for the theater at all."

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Harper Lee Novelist
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"I don't want to hear any words like that while I'm here. Scout, you'll get in trouble if you go around saying things like that. You want to grow up to be a lady, don't you?' I said not particularly."

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Harper Lee Novelist
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"You see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that's the way I want to live."

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"I'm like a fireman. When I go out on a call, I want to put out a big fire, I don't want to put out a fire in a dumpster."

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"No one wants to see a hero have to pick up his cane to hit someone, but I'm still quite fit enough to fake it."

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