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I have a real respect for tobacco as a substance, and it just seems very funny how the Western attitude is, Wow, people are addicted to this, think of all the money you can make off it.
Jim Jarmusch
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Jim Jarmusch
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: January 22
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Cuyahoga Falls
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James Roberto Jim Jarmusch
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