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I play music - I write my own music, but I play music, just background music really, and just let it happen.

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Anthony Hopkins
Age: 86
Born: 1937
Born: December 31
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I wanted revenge I wanted to dance on the graves of a few people who made me unhappy. It's a pretty infantile way to go through life - I'll show them - but I've done it, and I've got more than I ever dreamed of.
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