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This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.

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Jessica Lange
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: April 20
Actress
Film Actor
Film Producer
Model
Photographer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Cloquet
Minnesota
Jessica Phyllis Lange
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When I am home for like a two-year stretch, I get antsy, because I want to work.
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