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He's really sort of the devil. He's completely emotionally detached. He has no empathy. You find that in psychopaths. It's about power with Voldemort. It's an aphrodisiac for him. Power makes him feel alive.

Ralph Fiennes

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Ralph Fiennes
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: December 22
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