Peter O'Toole, RIP

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While O'Toole's starring performance in Lawrence of Arabia will never be far from the surface when the actor's name is mentioned, I must confess that his performance as Alan Swann in My Favorite Year is one that gave me even greater pleasure and put the film in my personal list of "10 best" films.

"If you can't do something willingly and joyfully, then don't do it," said O'Toole once. "If you give up drinking, don't go moaning about it; go back on the bottle. Do. As. Thou. Wilt."

Amen, brother.

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I love My Favorite Year too. It's one of the few comedies that are genuinely funny, IMO.