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I have a real aversion to ghosts because I don't believe in them. I think ghosts are actually a religious concept, because it means you believe in an afterlife. And I don't.

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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