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For me, the most difficult piece is the one I'm about to make.
Marina Abramovic
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Marina Abramovic
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
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Film Director
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Belgrade
Serbia
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I never say Serbia. I always say I come from a country that no longer exists.
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