“You must learn to live within yourself … You must establish the values by which you live. You must first recognize the need, and if it is right you will be amazed at how things will open up.”

—  Cary Grant

Love – That’s All Cary Grant Ever Thinks About (1964)

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British-American film and stage actor 1904–1986

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