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I'm much happier just to write myself out of the script entirely.

Phil Collins

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Phil Collins
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 30
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Philip David Charles Collins
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Before you write - remember that every speech has something of 'you' in the writing. Don't take that away when you write. Be yourself. Be comfortable in your own skin.
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