“But for everyone, I think, there is always a pressure to conform, and I guess as you get older you realize it's less interesting to do that. It starts with you, though, saying, 'I know what I like doing and that's what I'm going to do.'”
“That was one of the things that interested me about the character. He doesn't want to be a hero, and has no real desire to save the earth or discover aliens. He's sniffing around looking to see what will fall in his lap.”
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| Harold L. Ickes, Politician (1874) |
| Andrew Jackson, President (1767) |
| Arthur Adamov, Playwright (1970) |
| Harry Callahan, Photographer (1999) |
| Rachel Field, Novelist (1942) |