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When people come together too young, they try to become one person. As you get older, you realize that you don't want to become one person because then you lose the person you are.

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Edward Norton
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 18
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Edward Harrison Norton
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I don't smoke and I don't want to smoke. I am not a fan of gratuitous smoking in films.
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I studied French forever, and when do I ever speak French? I clearly should have studied Spanish. I wish I had stuck with music, because that would still be great. I really wish I had learned to surf earlier in my life.
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