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Heartbreaking Moment Donald Sutherland Revealed He Thought He Was 'Ugly' His Whole Life Because His Mother Told Him

This is just awful! And a sobering reminder of what our words can do... The world lost film legend Donald Sutherland on Thursday. The Hunger Games star

Fans have spent the past 24 hours sharing some of their favorite moments from his amazing performances in M*A*S*H, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Kelly’s Heroes, Don’t Look Now, Pride and Prejudice, and other classic films, even his guest role on The Simpsons. In a 2017 interview, Sutherland told a story about his mother telling him in a moment of self-doubt that she didn’t think he was good-looking, that his face had “character.” And it made him believe for over six decades that he was an “ugly” man. It’s just devastating to see how much it hits him even all these years later… You can even see him relive it as he recalls the moment, telling Anderson Cooper:

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