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Basically, when I'm writing something, I think about what is the subject of the piece. The subject of the piece is our fear of getting old, which is a variation on our fear of dying.
M. Night Shyamalan
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M. Night Shyamalan
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 6
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