Stephen Dorff (Stephen Hartley Dorff Jr.) Quotes

That's the danger of having too much success. You lose that magic, that feeling of not being in control, which I feel now, it's too controlled.

Stephen Dorff

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• That's the danger of having too much success. You lose that magic, that feeling of not being in control, which I feel now, it's too controlled.

  

  Stephen Dorff
  • Success
  • Magic
  • Controlled