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I have instinctually thought I could do things in my life, and I followed that up by sometimes putting everything I have at risk - my money, my house - to make a movie.

Kevin Costner

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Kevin Costner
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 18
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Kevin Michael Costner
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