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If you're playing Hitler, you don't play Hitler as an asshole. Hitler believed what he was doing was right. Any of those monsters and any serial killer believes in what they're doing. I play it subjectively.

James Purefoy

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James Purefoy
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 3
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James Brian Mark Purefoy
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