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You can't kind of take away, you either do or you don't. If you kind of take away something you're a failure.

John Guare

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John Guare
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: February 5
Actor
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Screenwriter
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New York City
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Oh, I never use a seat belt. I don't believe in gravity.
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I wanted to be a Bride of Christ but I guess now I'm a young divorcee.
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You can't be a sort of pioneer.
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