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We need to not be scared [of muslim], but understand each other. When you're around these people, you see they have much more in common than their differences.

Julian Schnabel

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Julian Schnabel
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 26
Artist
Director
Drawer
Film Director
Painter
Photographer
Screenwriter
Visual Artist
New York City
New York
G'iuliʼan Shenabel
Julian C. Schnabel
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