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There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.

Daniel Day-Lewis

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Daniel Day-Lewis
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: April 29
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Film Actor
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Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
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