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Lee Marvin was a 20th-century American actor. Lamont Warren Marvin Jr., known as Lee Marvin, was an American film and television actor. Known for his bass voice and prematurely white hair, he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“There are two types of people: those that are going somewhere and those that ain't.”
— Lee Marvin
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“Now that I think I know what I'm doing, I'm scared. Before this, I just didn't know any better.”
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“I only make movies to finance my fishing.”
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“I know my career is going badly because I'm being quoted correctly.”
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“In the movies you get even; in life, diplomacy is best.”
— Lee Marvin
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