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Having been an actor and a writer for so long - 20 years or so - I felt that it would be daft to go to one's grave without having directed. It's a natural extension of writing and acting, and so I knew it would happen one day.

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Stephen Fry
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 1
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