I think of myself as a fairly decent human being and it gives me great pain to be … - George C. Scott

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You would not have called to me unless I had been calling to you," said the Lion.

George C. Scott

I think of myself as a fairly decent human being and it gives me great pain to be considered for all the mean S. O. B. s that come along. I've played bird decapitators, puppy stranglers, woman beaters, wife poisoners, child molesters - every goddamn thing you can think of. It was quite scene there for a while. But I think the image is changing. . . I hope to God the old image is fading from people's minds.

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