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The older you get, the less seriously you take criticism. I've gotten to a point now where I ignore it completely. It's just not relevant to me anymore.

George Lucas

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George Lucas
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 14
Actor
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Modesto
California
George Walton Lucas Jr.
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