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I'm not a prophet. I'm not a teacher. I have no degrees. My degree is from the University of Life.

Jamie Lee Curtis

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Jamie Lee Curtis
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: November 22
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Writer
Santa Monica
California
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Teacher
Life
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I thought, while they're up and firm, why not shoot them once or twice.
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I have to be careful to get out before I become the grotesque caricature of a hatchet-faced woman with big knockers.
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All the work built my fame and certainly made me more money, but the toll it took in my home was not good.
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With short hair you have to get a haircut every two or three weeks. And if you're coloring your hair, you have to color it that often. Every time I did it, I felt fraudulent.
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I do as much charity work as I can and that my family life will allow. I do believe charity begins at home and the more we focus on our families, the better they will be.
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My marriage? Up to now everything's okay. But it's a real marriage - imperfect and very difficult. It's all about people evolving somewhat simultaneously through their lives. I think we've emotionally evolved.
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