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Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows it?

~Alec Guinness

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An actor is totally vulnerable. His total personality is exposed to critical judgment - his intellect, his bearing, his diction, his whole appearance. In short, his ego.

~Alec Guinness

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A superb tenor voice, like a silver trumpet muffled in silk.

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I don't know what else I could do but pretend to be an actor.

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Essentially, I'm a small-part actor who's been lucky enough to play leading roles for most of his life.

~Alec Guinness

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: April 2nd, 1914

Died: August 5th, 2000

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