Always Quote by Steve McQueen

“I'm a filmmaker, so I always think: When is the breaking point? Sometimes you've got to go beyond the breaking point, and then you catch it. When is long enough? It's one of those things you have to look at, walk away, and go home and find out what it is.”

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Ill never be as good an actor as I want to be....but I'll be good.

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