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I always had the sense of being in the spotlight, being on stage, being looked at.

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Vincent Cassel
Age: 57
Born: 1966
Born: November 23
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Paris
France
Vincent Crochon
Spotlight
Looked
Stage
Sense
Always

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