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There's a thing about trying too hard, which I think is in all forms, which is if you really try to do things really well, you can get to a less good place than if you just let go and let it fly. Especially in creativity.

Eddie Izzard

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Eddie Izzard
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 7
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