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I would assume that there is a greater amount of joy for you in being able to write and help produce your own stuff and make a decent living, but not get rich versus always doing the other stuff that you don’t write, and make more money.

Julie Delpy

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Julie Delpy
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 21
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