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When I talk about drugs and alcohol, I'm talking about sex addiction, gambling addiction, eating addiction, throwing-up addiction. I'm not talking about mental illness.
Abel Ferrara
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Abel Ferrara
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: July 18
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Film Actor
Film Director
Film Editor
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New York City
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