“Life is a gamble, at terrible odds – if it was a bet, you wouldn't...” – The Player, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead 1991

The Player Richard Dreyfuss

Life is a gamble, at terrible odds – if it was a bet, you wouldn't take it.

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