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I wouldn't describe myself as a do-gooder. That's really more my wife. I'm kind of just the obsessed guy who's been writing and making movies since I was a little kid, just in a room and make it.

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M. Night Shyamalan
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 6
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