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I'm just observing the world. I was born into it, like you were, and then I found out there were some really disturbing aspects to being alive, like the fact that you weren't going to be alive forever - that bothered me.

David Cronenberg

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David Cronenberg
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 15
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City of Toronto
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