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If I'd learnt one thing from travelling, it was that the way to get things done was to go ahead and do them. Don't talk about going to Borneo. Book a ticket, get a visa, pack a bag, and it just happens.

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Alex Garland
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: May 26
Film Director
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London
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Alexander Medawar Garland
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