And so I want to recall another story that Frank Langella shared on Fresh Air.

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Erykah Badu as the guardian angel, Lady, and Frank Langella as the headmaster of Tommy's school.

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As Langella noted, too many actors like to think of themselves as they were rather than as they are now.

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With Lily Rabe, Philip Baker Hall, and Frank Langella, who brings his usual power to the role of the elder Marks.

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"It comes at a time in your life when your head isn't turned by it but you can appreciate it, " Langella said.

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It also boasts a strong cast, with Routh and Bosworth's relative inexperience balanced by the seasoned likes of Frank Langella and Eva Marie Saint.

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Only Mr. Langella manages to refrain from strenuous acting.

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With Diane Kruger, Bruno Ganz, and Frank Langella.

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Together with Frank Langella, who plays the C.

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The screenplay, by Gary Ross, contrives to put Dave in the Oval Office, where he poses as the President and allows himself (initially) to be manipulated by the crafty White House chief of staff (Frank Langella).

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Robert Downey Jr. shares Langella's perspective.

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