“Fans hate a hypocrite. I believe they detect the real you behind every role and if they are led to believe you are something you pretend you aren't, they resent it.”

—  Irene Dunne

This is Really Irene Dunne, by Sara Hamilton http://www.irenedunnesite.com/press/photoplay-april-1936/; Photoplay (April 1936).

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