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I'm always pointing things out to native New Yorkers that I think are weird about this place and their culture and all that. But I feel like my friends and family from California feel like I've totally become a New Yorker.
Adrian Tomine
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Adrian Tomine
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: May 31
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I think when I finally got it in my head that I was going to do the story, I wanted to avoid doing what I thought people wanted me to do.
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There were certainly some people who wanted me to do a feel-good story that affirmed a lot of very commonly held beliefs.
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