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Dear Alan20 October 2026

Dear Alan, When I first got into your films, it was with the Harry Potter series. I never truly made the connection of you being in GalaxyQuest and Die Hard until after your passing in 2016. When I found out about your passing and why you passed away, I was floored. I decided to start spending time looking back into the movies over the past 10 years and trying to analyze how you emulated a part of yourself within each role and I was mesmerized. When I found out that you loved Shakespeare, I thought about going into school and decided to get into English and Classics as my double major with a double minor in Asian Studies and Myth Studies while in my 30s. Sometimes, I look back and think of all the movies and short films I saw that included you and think to myself, "If he could change his career later in life than other people, I think I can do it too." Right now, I'm in my 3rd year in Montclair State University working on my Bachelor's degree. I'm hoping to one day get into my Master's program in Comparative Literature and work on researching about literature that has inspiration on Albanian mythology and folklore. Maybe, I might study in the University of London, maybe in a university here in the US. Who knows what will be in store for me.

Liridona

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