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This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.
Jessica Lange
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Jessica Lange
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: April 20
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Minnesota
Jessica Phyllis Lange
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My one big regret was that there were no scenes that I could play with Eva Marie Saint. I hounded them. I said figure out some way, I just want to play a scene with this woman. But there was no way to make it work.
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Yes, and you should question your government.
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