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For me, sex is a refraction of the thing about identity. In the sexual contact, which is usually - but not exclusively - between two people, you do retain separate people.

Tilda Swinton

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Tilda Swinton
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: November 4
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Film Director
Stage Actor
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London
England
Katherine Mathilda Swinton
Katherine Matilda Tilda Swinton
Katherine Matilda Swinton
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