"In terms of number of movies, I've been in an extraordinary amount. If you count only the minutes I'm onscreen, it's not so long.“


-Wallace Shawn

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In terms of number of movies, I've been in an extraordinary amount. If you count only the minutes I'm onscreen, it's not so long.

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