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I've got two little girls, I'm not scared about sex. I'll teach them, it's not going to kill them. But what could kill them is violence. Guns, drinking and driving, these are the real dangers in our society.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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Miami
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