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Playing is no challenge every time that you get a role you get to go play with other people in the sandbox and so there is no challenge, real challenge. The challenge, the major challenge is getting the work, finding the sandbox.

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Morgan Freeman
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 1
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