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If you over-think, it affects things too much I work instinctively, like painting in a way. Think too much, and you ruin everything.

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Chris Lilley
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: November 10
Comedian
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Sydney
NSW
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Painting
Everything
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Instinctively
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