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Jason Bateman reveals Katharine Hepburn told him to 'stop acting,' offering 'really great' but 'painful' advice

Jason Bateman recalled advice from Katharine Hepburn given during the filming of This Can't Be Love. He described the instruction to stop acting as "painful" but "really great." Bateman continues to think about the note more than 30 years later.

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  1. Katharine Hepburn told Jason Bateman to "stop acting" in 1994

    Jason Bateman recalled advice from Katharine Hepburn given during the filming of This Can't Be Love. He described the instruction to stop acting as "painful" but "really great." Bateman continues to think about the note more than 30 years later.

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    • Katharine Hepburn and Jason Bateman worked together in the 1994 TV movie This Can't Be Love.
    • Hepburn told Bateman to "stop acting" or "quit acting."
    • Bateman described the advice as "really great" and "painful."
    • The production of This Can't Be Love premiered on CBS in March 1994.
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