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“You're always in a tunnel that you can't see the end of. But there's something that took place on this movie that I don't think we expected and that was that once we decided that the entire cast would be real retired opera singers and retired musicians... and these people the phone hadn't rung for them for 20 or 40 years even though they can deliver.”

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Dustin Hoffman, born on August 8, 1937, is a renowned American actor. Known for his exceptional acting skills and versatile character portrayals, he has received numerous Academy Award nominations and achieved great success in the 1970s and 1980s. more

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