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I love to sit and watch people. I love to sit and listen to people.

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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Television Actor
London
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Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
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I feel less often compelled to do the work than I was in the past.
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