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It's impossible not to be taken in by the spectacle of oneself, which is the biggest sin of the culture right now.

Michael Tolkin

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Michael Tolkin
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
Film Director
Filmmaker
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
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