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I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don't know what the hell they're talking about.

Tim Robbins

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Tim Robbins
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: October 16
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Musician
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Theatrical Director
West Covina
California
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Hell
Acting
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