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What doesn't feel okay to me, what feels a little bit out of balance, is when you want to turn yourself into something else - when you want to be another person.
Zoe Saldana
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Zoe Saldana
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 19
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I am fluent in Spanish and I understand French, Italian and Portuguese.
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