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I get that same queasy, nervous, thrilling feeling every time I go to work. That's never worn off since I was 12 years-old with my dad's 8-millimeter movie camera.

Steven Spielberg

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Steven Spielberg
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: December 18
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