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n. - English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989).

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  • I think he does a fine job as Mater, but it's not like he's Olivier, is it?
  • Interesting there, he - Olivier is such an upper-class snoot, and you're of more humble origins.
  • Though Olivier is the master of Ambition, he is only human, and I should have helped him withstand deception by Senji and Jonas.
  • Seriously, Sir Laurence Olivier is probably rolling over in his grave, albeit through the method of posthumous digital restoration ...
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