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It's my country but I don't want to know about France - I was born there but I feel English.

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Eric Cantona
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 24
Actor
Association Football Player
Executive Producer
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Marseille
France
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona
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France
English
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If someone is too perfect they won't look good. Imperfection is important.
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When times are difficult, I tell myself, 'I'm just passing through.'
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My father's parents were from Sardinia and my mother's from Barcelona.
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