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You get trapped by stories. Though I've got this reputation for being out of control, it's not true, it just happens to be a more interesting story than the truth.

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Terry Gilliam
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: November 22
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The English are such a frightened, nervous, insecure group of people - they no longer rule the world!
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