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I've always found it sort of hilarious, and occasionally horrifying, how these images [in mass media] impact us, and especially when it comes to love and sex and relationships, I think we sometimes develop unrealistic expectations.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: February 17
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