“I play myself all the time… on camera and off. What else can I do?”

—  Harry Dean Stanton

HBO: Big Love - Interviews - Harry Dean Stanton http://www.hbo.com/biglove/interviews/harry_dean_stanton.html

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American actor, musician, and singer 1926–2017

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