The first duty of love is to listen.
Music always came first. I never set out to be an actor.
When I first came to Hollywood, I could not break into movies.
[first words] Ultron: What is this?
I was 18 when I got my first TV job.
The life of a vampire begins with the first bite.
I went to Kalamazoo to get my first Gibsons back in '76.
First unite yourself to unite everyone.
'Rent' was my first professional job, ever.
My first job, I was Chuck E. at Chuck E. Cheese's.
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