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My strength is character. I'm pretty good at building walking-talking humans with brains like beehives.
Christopher Bollen
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Christopher Bollen
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: November 26
Journalist
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Cincinnati
Ohio
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I definitely don't take any of intrusions in my private life personally. You learn how to have a sense of humor pretty quickly. I honestly don't keep up on it unless it's something that would hurt someone else. I can take care of myself, that's not the problem. But it's just not fair to bring anyone else into the picture.
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Looking back, [R.E.M.]videos, by in large, have always been art films. I'm thinking of Losing My Religion. That's a landmark piece.
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We've come under the influence of television, where in all honesty we can follow a show that could just get cancelled midway through the season and the entire plotline never resolves itself.
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I've never had a mentor. I've always wanted one. I'm actually really disappointed that nobody took my under their wing.
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When you create a fence, you keep people out, but you also limit your mobility.
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Secrets are never secure because they are always at risk of being found out.
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I'm convinced I was the only kid ever who had a Death on the Nile [1978] movie poster and a Murder on the Orient Express [1974] movie poster on his bedroom walls.
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The death drive is parasitic. It runs off of other drives, leeching off of them.
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Why I love chess and tennis - the volleying aspect, and the fact that your competitors' reactions and motivations and bluffs come into the game itself.
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It's always fun to welcome new people into your life. When dating anyone or becoming friends with anyone who has a different profession, a different life, it opens doors. All my friends here do such different creative things. It's so awesome.
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It's hard for me to figure out where I want to be. But it's definitely in New York. I feel like New York throws different challenges at you and you can be more creative.
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