"When I grew up, people said, 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said, 'Gee, I hope not.'“

-Rip Torn

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Rip Torn quote about Dad: "When I grew up, people said, 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said, 'Gee, I hope not.'"

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