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I think it's really special to be a part of something that people are still watching or thinking about or interested in, or remember fondly many years later. I don't think it's annoying at all.

Julia Stiles

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Julia Stiles
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: March 28
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New York City
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Julia O'Hara Stiles
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