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I think everything I write is from an atheist perspective. I mean, it's partly from an atheist perspective because I'm an atheist, and I'm just not really interested in religious-based questions.

Alex Garland

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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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