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I tend to go against the grain because when I start to see that everybody's trying to shock, I try not to. I just do stuff that's subtler, more emotional, and I think that shocks people.
Sandra Bernhard
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Sandra Bernhard
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: June 6
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