My father was an ardent socialist for many years.
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It was one of the great chances in my life to become a Dumont actor.
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A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.
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It is a great deal of difference to receive an honorary title or a title in his profession.
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At the end of my life, I have achieved belated fame and recognition in the city of my birth.
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Directors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him.
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From that moment on I knew my profession in life was and has remained until today an actor's life.
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To be a Dumont actor was considered to be a great honor for an actor, yet it also had its disadvantages.
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The interest of my mother was more in the entertainment field. She loved to go to concerts and to the theatre.
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Especially for my father it was a great change. He used to be a socialist and even a member of the socialist party. But then he became an orthodox Jew.
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