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When I kicked in the first TV – a nineteen-inch Magnavox with wicker speaker panels – it felt like the most perfect thing I had done in a long time. And there's nothing like the feeling of perfection that will inspire repeated behavior.

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Adam Rapp
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 15
Film Director
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