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" I have a healthy competitive nature. "
Ridley Scott
Healthy
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" I made the mistake of saying I was an atheist at one point, when I was doing 'Kingdom of Heaven.' "
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" I was one of those kids who tended to stay in on Saturday nights. My mother used to come and say, 'Why don't you go to the dance with the boys?' And I'm going, 'No, I'm perfectly happy.' I think my parents thought I was definitely weird. "
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