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“I would just like to be able to give to people through acting. If I can entertain people by being somebody else and allow somebody to feel something, then that makes me feel good.” quote by Melanie Griffith — Download Open image

“I would just like to be able to give to people through acting. If I can entertain people by being somebody else and allow somebody to feel something, then that makes me feel good.”

Melanie Griffith

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I'm not a feminist, but I just think it's a really cool process working with a woman as a director.

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