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I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed. I hate most people.

Daniel Day-Lewis

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Daniel Day-Lewis
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: April 29
Actor
Artist
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
London
England
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
Competition
Succeed
Hate
Else
People

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