I didn't want to play a lawyer. I didn't want to play a doctor. I didn't want to play a single dad. I wanted to do something I felt I could learn from, something that would be a challenge and something that would not dry up.
William PetersenAbout author
- Author's profession: Actor
- Nationality: american
- Born: February 21, 1953
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