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The “Dances With Wolves” Oscar winner, accompanying his fourth feature behind the camera, arrived at the movie’s Cannes festival premiere Sunday as cool as a cucumber, sporting shades, a wry smile and a neat mustache, but by the time he accepted the gala audience’s extended standing ovation, Costner was visibly moved.

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There on the carpet was Lamont, cool as a cucumber, as if we’d taken ages.

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Mom is usually as cool as a cucumber and, as family fights go, this one was only about a 4 on a scale of 10; I’ve seen Mom reach out and catch sandwiches we kids have hurled at each other without losing her page in the book she was reading.

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They found the faulty part, did the maintenance and we are now cool as a cucumber.

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One of the waiters turns to Carrie and Seema and, cool as a cucumber, tells them to hand over their necklace and pinkie ring.

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