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In my worst moments, I try to think about loving instead of hating. Creation versus destruction, know what I'm sayin'?

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Julia Stiles
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: March 28
Actress
Film Actor
Film Director
Model
Stage Actor
Television Actor
New York City
New York
Julia O'Hara Stiles
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