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Pioneers of Television | Martin Landau - on crying | PBS

Duration: 01:14
Program: Pioneers of Television

The star of "Mission Impossible", "Space 1999", "North by Northwest", "Entourage", and numerous other roles - Martin Landau explains why good actors never TRY to cry. Instead, they try not to cry.

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Post Date: January 11, 2011