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When I'm writing a new play, there's a period where I know I shouldn't be out in public much. I imagine most people who create go through something like this. You willfully loosen some of the inner straps that hold your core together.
Tony Kushner
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Tony Kushner
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 16
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Anthony Robert Kushner
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