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I don't like the word 'calculated' because it sounds pejorative. Intentional. Intentional is better, I think. Wild in passion and intentional in expression.

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Jane Fonda
Age: 86
Born: 1937
Born: December 21
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Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda
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