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Home to me is when someone comes up to me and says, Can I get a selfie? No. It's where your wife and your family are. It's the emotional place where you feel like you're not away from it.

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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
Actor
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Banjoist
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Film Producer
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Screenwriter
Street Artist
Waco
Texas
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