"James Cagney, Steve McQueen, I loved all those guys. I grew up loving the movies but had no desire to be in them.“


-Mark Wahlberg

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James Cagney, Steve McQueen, I loved all those guys. I grew up loving the movies but had no desire to be in them.

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