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I can't re-examine work I did in the past with pride.

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
Pride
Past
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