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Woody Allen is a genius. His films are wonderful. He's poetic, but he's also a critic. He artfully steps back from a social setting and criticizes it without - I suspect - without letting himself be vulnerable to it.

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Mel Brooks
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: June 28
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I don't think in terms of results at all. I think: what next insanity can I shock the world with?
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