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Because that's what intimacy is: It's a willingness to be vulnerable, a willingness to bite my tongue and a willingness to set an example of what I believe in.

Diane Lane

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Diane Lane
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 22
Actor
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Film Actor
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
New York City
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Tongue
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