In Czechoslovakia in 1968, communist reformers appealed to democratic ideals that were deeply rooted in the country's pre-second world war past.
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ADAM PALLY I'm obviously not a guy who focuses on weight too much. But for certain jobs, you have to gain o...
ADAM PALLY I don't know if you can catch my vibe, but I'm a pretty laid-back guy.
ADAM PALLY I'd say 80 percent of my auditions go very horribly.
ADAM PALLY I've not gotten so much stuff because I improvise in an audition, but I always feel like, if tha...
ADAM PALLY Anytime I audition for something, it's always a question of whether or not the people I'm au...
ADAM PALLY I think where it's going is toward what the music industry is like, where channels will be consi...
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