Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text. The paragraph numbers are given to help you

   Discussion

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As part of a research project, you have been asked to watch and report on one of the films mentioned in 

the text. Decide in groups which you would prefer to watch and why.

to go his own 

way. In one film, Hopper needed 87 

film takes to get a simple line right after disagreeing 

over how to play a scene. “Much of Hollywood 

found Hopper a pain in the neck,” wrote critic-

historian David Thomson.

In the end, Hopper’s career lasted more than 

five decades and 100 films – a huge triumph 

by anyone’s standards. In March, Hopper, who 

received two Oscar nominations, got his own 

star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. During the 

ceremony, a frail-looking Hopper, with a bandage 

on his forehead, told an audience of fans and 

Hollywood industry figures: “Everything I learned in 

my life, I learned from you.”

© Guardian News & Media 2010

First published in The Guardian, 30/05/2010

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