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Play doesn't have to be a frivolous thing. You may think of a Beethoven symphony as something serious, but it's still being played. I think Oscar Wilde said that life is too important to be taken seriously.

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Jeff Bridges
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: December 4
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