“Diction! Watch your diction, Ralph. You're slurring your words.”

Farrell

Diction! Watch your diction, Ralph. You're slurring your words.

Ralph

What? Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Marlon Brando slurred his words, you know. Montgomery Cliff slurred his words. James Dean slurred his words. They were the greatest actors in the whole world and nobody could understand a word they said.

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Ralph Barry Miller

Farrell Jim Moody

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