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March 06, 2006
Soul and heart: Altman's secret honored
Accepting his lifetime achievement award, Robert Altman revealed one of Hollywood's great open secrets: I'm here, I think, under false pretences. I think I have to become straight with you. Ten years ago, eleven years ago I had a heart transplant, a total heart transplant. I got the heart of, I think, a young woman who was in about in her late thirties. By that kind of calculation you may be giving this award too early because I think I've got about 40 years left. Offstage, Altman said, "I didn't make a big secret about it. I thought maybe no one would hire me again."
Posted by pride at March 6, 2006 02:02 PM
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