The crowd awaited the arrival of Glenn Close in McCosh 50.

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Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman introduced Glenn Close and assisted with a question-and-answer session following her lecture.

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Screen and stage actress Glenn Close talked about her childhood, her relationship with her father and how she connected with some of the well-known characters she has portrayed in a talk Feb. 19 at the University. "I've always felt that in order to truly commit to a character and do her justice, to find her truth, I must love her no matter what the behavior," she said. "I have to find some common point of humanity."

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Glenn Close talked with students after her speech, in which she paid tribute to her father, who died earlier this month at the age of 84, as "a remarkable man, a passionate, passionate doctor."

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Glenn Close, who also spoke to media following the talk, told the audience earlier, "I am not any of the characters you have seen me play."

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