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When I'm trying to imagine something, I have a few elements, a few ideas, maybe a certain actor or actress I want to create a certain type of character for, or maybe a certain place.
Jim Jarmusch
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Jim Jarmusch
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: January 22
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Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
James Roberto Jim Jarmusch
James Roberto Jarmusch
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