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I love going to plays. There's a subconscious side to it, obviously-some people like to be spanked for XYZ psychological reasons, and I like to go to plays, and I can't entirely explain why.

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Wallace Shawn
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 12
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Wallace Michael Shawn
Wally Shawn
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I probably have a higher opinion of my writing than the average person, at least when I'm in a good mood, but I don't really think of my plays as only being relevant to a particular month or year.
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I don't have a television, and I'm just not too up on television.
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Sleep: a poor substitute for caffeine!
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My personal life is lived as 'me,' but my professional life is lived as other people. In other words, when I go to the office, I lie down, dream, and become 'someone else.' That's my job.
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