If I understand your problem then this would work:

Code:

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sound statue_talk = <talk.wav>;
action statue
{
	while(me != null)
	{		
		if(vec_dist(my.x,player.x) < 80)
		{
		snd_play(statue_talk,100,0);
		while(vec_dist(my.x,player.x) < 80) 
                           { sleep(3); } //wait until the player goes out of range
		}
	wait(1);
	}
}  

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