"I could count my modeling jobs on my hands and toes. When I graduated from college, I moved to New York specifically to study acting, and I needed to pay the bills, and it's better to make a couple thousand dollars in one day than to wait tables six days a week."

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Source: Billy Baldwin: William Tells. Interview with Dennis Hensley, movieline.com. August 1, 1995.

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William Baldwin

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William Baldwin is an American actor known for his roles in films like 'Backdraft' and 'The Squid and the Whale', exploring themes of identity and authenticity.

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