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I'm attracted to things that scare me, like 'Psycho,' my favorite Hitchcock movie.

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Janelle Monae
Age: 38
Born: 1985
Born: December 1
Actor
Ballet Dancer
Chanteuse
Composer
Film Actor
Musician
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer-Songwriter
Kansas City
Kansas
Psycho
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Scare
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Hitchcock

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