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Robert Duvall

It's like kids playing house: 'You play the father, I'll play the mother.' You know, you dress up, you play, they pay, you go home. It's a game - acting's a game.

Robert Duvall

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Robert Duvall is comparing acting to children pretending to be family members, where everyone takes on roles for fun and then stops when the game ends. He emphasizes that acting is a temporary, playful activity where people perform roles, get paid, and then return to their real lives.

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