One time in the late '50s, when Peter Finch, Laurence Harvey, and I were all offered the same … - Peter O'Toole

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Peter O'Toole

One time in the late '50s, when Peter Finch, Laurence Harvey, and I were all offered the same movie role - the assumption being that we weren't friends - we marched up to producer Dino De Laurentiis's door and declared in unison, 'We don't think we're suitable for the part. '

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