
I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me. - Cary Grant (1904 - 86): in Parade, 22 Sep 1985
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成りたい人物の真似をし続けた――最終的に私がその人自身となるまで。あるいは、その人が私自身となるまで。 - ケーリー・グラント (1904 - 86): 1985年9月22日のパレードで

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