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In television or a movie I bring my own ego and consequently can mess up. In the theatre I learnt very quickly to shut up and listen. Now I am able to get out of my own way.

Matthew Perry

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Matthew Perry
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 19
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Writer
Williamstown
Massachusetts
Matthew Langford Perry
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I don't have a very 'masculine' taste in music. I get a lot of heat from my friends about that.
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