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I did everything. I ran my life exactly as I wanted to, all the time. I never listened to anybody. I'm pig-headed.

Michael Caine

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Michael Caine
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: March 14
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Maurice Joseph Micklewhite
Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.
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