"The real movie stars were Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift. How could I put myself in the same category as Clark Gable? Tom Cruise is a great movie star. Do I consider myself a movie star? I consider myself a guy with a good job, an interesting job."
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Johnny Depp, Quoted in Bernard Weintraub, "Playboy Interview: Johnny Depp," Playboy (May 2004)
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Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25 1899 – January 14 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American film and stage actor known for his roles in such films as The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca and The Big Sleep. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart as the greatest male star of classic American cinema.
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