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Peter Strauss, who grows oranges for market on his California ranch, claims he’d rather be a farmer than an actor. “If I could afford it, I would give it (acting) up and go back to farming. It’s simple and honest, and your major battles are with mites and rose beetles. Last Christmas morning, I crawled back into bed with my hands covered in axle grease from repairing the wind machine. Nicole (his French wife) wanted a movie star’s life, but she accepts it, she shares it.”