Interview: Peter Sarsgaard discusses taking lead in "The Dying Gaul"

From: NPR All Things Considered | Date: November 3, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

MELISSA BLOCK, MICHELE NORRIS
NPR All Things Considered
11-03-2005
Interview: Peter Sarsgaard discusses taking lead in "The Dying Gaul"

Host: MELISSA BLOCK, MICHELE NORRIS
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From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.

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Peter Sarsgaard is an actor who often finds himself slightly to the side of the screen. He's not what you might call a movie star, but after two dozen films, he is a familiar face. Sarsgaard is not the guy who gets top billing; he's the edgy actor whose quiet intensity ...

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