"It seems to me a long way to go just to sit in a non-drinking, non-smoking environment on the offchance your name is called. … It's as if you are entered into a race you don't particularly want to run in. All the hoops you have to jump through on these occasions: it's not my favourite occupation. Walking around in the spotlight having to be me is not something I'm particularly comfortable with or desire. I'd sooner pretend to be someone else."
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On attending the Academy Awards ceremony, quoted in The Times (24 March 2001).
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Albert Finney
Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was a British actor and director.
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