Cary Grant once said something to the effect that every man at some point wished that he were Cary Grant, and sometimes so did he. The larger-than-life embodiment of our shared hopes, dreams, fears, and passions, movie stars seem to be safe even when the characters they play are being destroyed. What they give us, even when it seems heartfelt and profound, no matter how believable, is never quite real. Who they are offscreen is as unknowable as the heart of the person next to us. Shocks, surprises, broken hearts that are contained within the screen's four corners seem real, until the real thing comes along.
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