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TIL Russell Crowe hated the big speech scene in Gladiator where he confronts Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), unsuccessfully trying to improvise new lines and ultimately saying "It was shit. But I'm the greatest actor in the world and I can make even shit sound good."

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ANZyg TIL that the actor who portrayed the little boy in The Ring is now an attorney for the U.S. House of Representatives. He is the Legislative Director & General Counsel to the Energy & Commerce Committee’s Vice Chair and Homeland Security Committee’s Cybersecurity Subcommittee Emeritus Chair.
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