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As we get older - perhaps I'm just speaking for myself - we can get too cynical.

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Matt Smith
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: October 28
Accountant
Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Matthew Robert Smith
Cynical
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Older
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