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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
Actor
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Philip David Charles Collins
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My only saving grace is that I actually collect things that nobody else is interested in.
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I don't really belong to that world and I don't think anyone's going to miss me. I'm much happier just to write myself out of the script entirely.
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