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Below, the actor from Arkansas, 70, talks about being a mouthpiece for Sheridan, smoking on the job and how his dyslexia and obsessive compulsive disorder influence the way he memorizes lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

See that stuff, memorizing that — who memorizes who played this in a movie?

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2024

It’s why he rarely uses notes in his public appearances and memorizes vast amounts of facts and figures.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2023

When she hears that Nigeria’s hottest director is holding open auditions for his next movie, Ayamma gets hold of a script and memorizes the whole thing.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022

She reads the first half of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea so many times, she practically memorizes it.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr