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Actually I like working kind of fast, because if you got it, why bother doing it over and over?

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Alan Cumming
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 27
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Kids are more genuine. When they come up and want to talk to you, they don't have an agenda. It's more endearing and less piercing to your aura.
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