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Actor Quote by Van Heflin

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“I'm a very practical actor, and having an artistic triumph that's a commercial flop doesn't do you any good, in any phase of show world.”

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An actor doesn't have a regular job. He is dependent upon the roles which are given him.

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I have enough money for myself and my children.

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I don't want to work too hard any more.

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Most fellows learned something about dressing in college. But my fraternity made me stay in the basement whenever we gave a dance.

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I can sit on a boat or a river bank and problems that seemed insurmountable just don't seem that important anymore.

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I certainly don't approve of American actors who go to Europe and run down Hollywood.

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Every film is a comeback, no matter what I did the last time.

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I don't think it's fair to a family to uproot them simply because it's profitable for you to do so.

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