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It seems to me that television is exactly like a gun. Your enjoyment of it is determined by which end of it you're on.

Alfred Hitchcock

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Alfred Hitchcock
Age: 80 †
Born: 1899
Born: August 13
Died: 1980
Died: April 29
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