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The real world is where I get to educate and entertain myself. I go and touch the real world and touch real people. That's my way into movies.

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Tony Scott
Age: 68 †
Born: 1944
Born: June 21
Died: 2012
Died: August 19
Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Producer
Anthony David Scott
Anthony David Leighton Scott
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Movies
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