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I want to thank anyone who spends part of their day creating...anybody who spends part of their day sharing their experience with us-I think this world would be unlivable without art and I thank you.

Steven Soderbergh

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Steven Soderbergh
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 14
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