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Taking Lives ()


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An FBI profiler is called in by French Canadian police to catch a serial killer who takes on the identity of each new victim.

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Illeana
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Costa
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Hart
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Mrs. Asher
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Paquette
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Leclair
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Duval
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Young Asher
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Matt Soulsby
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Cashier
Billy Two Rivers ...
Car Salesman
Richard Lemire ...
Québec City Cop
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Québec City Inspector
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Medical Examiner
Christian Tessier ...
Interrogation Officer
Brigitte Bedard ...
French Reporter
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Bartender
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Hotel Manager
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Desk Clerk
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Henri Bisonnette
Gabriel Charland-Gagné ...
Victim #1
Nathalie Matteau ...
Victim #2
Hugh Probyn ...
Victim #3
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Officer Mann
Fabiano Amato ...
Waiter
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Mr. Costa's Assistant
Anne Marineau ...
Woman in Gallery
Eugenio 'Kiko' Osorio ...
Sandra & The Latin Groove
Jesus 'El Nino' Alejandro ...
Sandra & The Latin Groove (as Jesus Alejandro Nino)
Lisandro Martinez ...
Sandra & The Latin Groove
Sandra Campanelli ...
Sandra & The Latin Groove
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Doctor
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Illeana's Hotel Manager
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Detective Roch
Andy Bradshaw ...
Officer Darabont
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Man at Moncton Street
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Train Man
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Clive Morin
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Committee Head
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Postal Clerk

Directed by

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D.J. Caruso

Written by

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Michael Pye ... (novel)
 
Jon Bokenkamp ... (screen story)
 
Jon Bokenkamp ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Bruce Berman ... executive producer
Alan C. Blomquist ... co-producer
Mark Canton ... producer
Anna DeRoy ... co-producer
Dana Goldberg ... executive producer
Bernie Goldmann ... producer
David Heyman ... executive producer
Josette Perrotta ... associate producer

Music by

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Philip Glass

Cinematography by

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Amir Mokri ... director of photography

Editing by

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Anne V. Coates

Editorial Department

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Julian Andraus ... assistant editor
Bradford L. Dean ... assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn ... color timer
Mo Henry ... negative cutter
Chris Jackson ... assistant editor
Julia Nessling-Douglas ... digital intermediate producer
Jim Page ... additional editor
Keith Shaw ... colorist: mastering
Peter G. Smith ... assistant editor
Bill Daly ... post-production executive (uncredited)

Casting By

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Deborah Aquila
Tricia Wood

Production Design by

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Tom Southwell

Art Direction by

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Serge Bureau

Set Decoration by

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Suzanne Cloutier
Anne Galéa
Amanda Moss Serino

Costume Design by

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Marie-Sylvie Deveau

Makeup Department

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Suzanne Benoit ... hairdresser: Ms. Rowland
Annik Boivin ... makeup artist
Barney Burman ... special makeup effects artist: reshoots
Gillian Chandler ... makeup artist
Marie-Christine Cormier ... assistant hair stylist
Kim Frenette ... makeup artist: extras
Bruno Gatien ... prosthetics makeup artist
Colin Jamison ... hairdresser: Ms. Jolie
Martin Jutras ... prosthetics makeup artist (as Jutras Martin)
Kathy Kelso ... makeup artist: extras
Denise Langelier ... makeup artist: second unit
Martin Lapointe ... hair stylist: extras
Jonathan Lavallée ... prosthetics makeup artist
Adrien Morot ... prosthetics makeup artist
Donald Mowat ... makeup department head
Jennifer Bower O'Halloran ... key hair stylist (as Jennifer O'Halloran)
Corrine Poizat ... hair stylist: second unit (as Corinne Poizat)
Pina Rizzi ... hair stylist
Janeen Schreyer ... makeup artist: Ms. Jolie
Sylvania Yau ... special makeup effects coordinator

Production Management

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Alan C. Blomquist ... unit production manager
Daniel R. Chavez ... executive in charge of post production
Pierre Guay ... assistant unit manager
Susan E. Novick ... post-production supervisor
Gilles Perreault ... unit manager
Josette Perrotta ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Anne Alloucherie ... second assistant director
Fabrice Barrilliet ... third assistant director
Alexandre Bernard ... third assistant director: additional second unit
Stéphane Byl ... assistant director
Albert Cho ... first assistant director: second unit
Simon Dugas ... third assistant director
Angèle Gagnon ... second second assistant director: second unit
Agnieszka Kroskowska ... second second assistant director (as Agnieszka Poninska)
Katrina Lee ... second assistant director: second unit
Emilie Malo ... third assistant director
Courtenay Miles ... second assistant director: additional photography
Mic Rodgers ... second unit director
David Webb ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Peter Bankins ... property master: additional photography
Todd Bennett ... plaster foreman
Jerry Bingham ... storyboard artist
Alain Brochu ... carpenter / construction coordinator
Andre Brochu ... construction supervisor
Michel Brochu ... construction coordinator
Michael Buha ... set dresser: reshoots
Real Capuano ... scenic technician
Louis Dandonneau ... set dresser
Sylvie Desmarais ... assistant decorator
Alain Omer Duranceau ... props
Hugues Gaudreault ... extra swing gang
Sophie Grenier ... graphic artist
Curtis Hamill ... painter
Jose Holder ... storyboard artist
Cindy M. Ichikawa ... coordinator (as Cindy Ichikawa)
Patrice Jacques ... prop maker
Jean-François Kelahear ... stand-by scenic painter
Pierre L'Heureux ... set designer
Étienne Lapointe-Proulx ... property master (as Etienne Proulx)
Raymond Larose ... set designer
Denys Marois ... props buyer
Martine Mongrain ... art department coordinator
Michael O'Donnell ... set dresser
Tim Stadler ... painter

Sound Department

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Yann Delpuech ... sound designer / supervising dialogue & adr editor
Stefan Fraticelli ... foley assistant
Robert Grieve ... supervising sound editor
Craig Henighan ... sound designer
Mark Johnston ... sound recordist
E. Niles Klein ... sound editorial technical consultant
Goro Koyama ... foley artist
Claude La Haye ... production sound mixer
Andy Malcolm ... foley artist
Anna Malkin ... foley recording assistant
Ron Malligers ... foley mixer
Chris Navarro ... adr recordist
Francis Péloquin ... boom operator
John T. Reitz ... re-recording mixer
Gregg Rudloff ... re-recording mixer
Joseph Schultz ... assistant sound editor
Joel Shryack ... sound editor
Meg Taylor ... first assistant sound editor
Don White ... foley recording mixer
Dan Yale ... supervising foley editor
Kyle Alexander ... post-production sound assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Marc Auclair ... special effects assistant
Louis Craig ... special effects supervisor
Pierre Côté ... special effects technician
Gary D'Amico ... special effects coordinator: Los Angeles
Normand Gobeille ... special effects technician
Chris Jones ... special effects technician
André Laforest ... special effects foreman
Virginie Léger ... sfx dept coordinator
Eric-André Paquin ... special effects
David A. Poole ... special effects
John Poulter ... special effects technician
Sebastien Roussel ... firework suppervisor / pyrotechnician
Ken Rudell ... special effects technician
Ryan Storm ... special effects artist
Michel Verdon ... fabricator/welder
Martin Williams ... special effects rigger
Bernard Guay ... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Christian Rivest ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Cheryl Bainum ... executive producer: HATCH
Bret Culp ... on-set supervisor
Deak Ferrand ... matte painter: HATCH
Brian Hanable ... digital effects compositor: Pacific Title
Dimitri Kaliviotis ... special props: straw figurines maker
Tom Lamb ... digital compositor
Patrick Phillips ... visual effects
Rebecca Ramsey ... visual effects producer: Hatch
David Sosalla ... visual effects supervisor
James D. Tittle ... digital visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title
Andrew C. Whitelaw ... digital artist

Stunts

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Kenny Alexander ... stunt player (as Ken Alexander)
Guy Bews ... stunt coordinator
Eric Bryson ... stunt player
Richard Bucher ... stunt player (as Richard L. Bucher)
Stéphane Byl ... stunt player (as Stephane Byl)
Alain Bérard ... stunt player (as Alain Berard)
Annie Carignan ... stunt player
Mike Chute ... stunt player
Marc Désourdy ... stunt player
Debbie Evans ... stunt player
Greg Fitzpatrick ... stunt player
Jean Frenette ... stunt player
Ben Gauthier ... stunt player
François Gauthier ... stunt player (as Frank Gauthier)
Jere Gillis ... stunt player
Corry Glass ... stunt player
Tom Glass ... stunt player
Jamie Jones ... stunt player
Patrick Kerton ... stunt player
Héléna Laliberté ... stunt player (as Helena Laliberte)
Shawn Patrick Lane ... stunt player
Gilbert Larose Jr. ... stunt player
Stéphane Lefebvre ... stunt player (as Stephane Lefebvre)
Karine Lemieux ... stunt player
David McKeown ... stunt player (as Dave McKeown)
Manny Perry ... stunt coordinator: additional photography
Isabella Rapone ... double
Alison Reid ... stunt player
John Ross ... stunt player
Michael Runyard ... stunt player (as Mike Runyard)
Paul Rutledge ... stunt player
Michael Scherer ... stunt player (as Mike Scherer)
Erik Stabenau ... stunt player
Vanessa White ... stunt player
Brent Woolsey ... stunt player
Danny Wynands ... stunt player
Marcello Bezina ... stunts (uncredited)
Richard Bucher ... stunt double: Ethan Hawke (uncredited)
Stéphane Byl ... stunt double (uncredited)
Alexandre Cadieux ... stunts (uncredited)
Mike Chute ... stunt driver (uncredited)
Flint Eagle ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Corry Glass ... stunt double: Angelina Jolie (uncredited)
Tyler Hall ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Kevin Kelsall ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Shawn Patrick Lane ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Stéphane Lefebvre ... stunt double (uncredited)
Karine Lemieux ... utility stunts (uncredited)
David McKeown ... stunt driver (uncredited)
David Rigby ... stunts (uncredited)
Javier Segura ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Matthew Taylor ... stunt double (uncredited)
Vanessa White ... stunt double: Angelina Jolie (uncredited)
Geoff Williams ... stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dana Arnold ... lighting technician: re-shoots
Eric Aubin ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Robert B. Baylis ... key grip
Pierre Beaulieu ... lighting technician
Stephane Boisvert ... generator operator
Martin Boiteau ... grip
Richard Boucher ... grip: technocrane
Roch Boucher ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Greg Brooks ... dolly grip: b camera: Los Angeles
Christian Caperaa ... additional first assistant camera
Frédéric Chamberland ... additional assistant camera
Carla Clarke ... additional 1st assistant camera
Joost Clerinx ... grip
Jean Courteau ... chief lighting technician
Robert Courtemanche ... key grip: second unit
Renato Di Giuseppe ... camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: insert unit
David Dinel ... best boy grip: second unit
Amélie Douville ... grip
Amelie Duceppe ... film loader
Sylvaine Dufaux ... camera operator: second unit
Jim Filippone ... pilot: camera helicopter
Gilles Fortier ... rigging gaffer
Eames Gagnon ... gaffer: second unit
Julie Garceau ... video assist operator
Stéphanie Girard-Hamelin ... video assist operator (as Stephanie Girard Hamelin)
Chloé Giroux-lachance ... second assistant camera (as Chloe Giroux)
Guylaine Gosselin ... rigging technician
John Grillo ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jean Kavanagh ... assistant camera
Martin Lebel ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Eric Lefèbvre ... rigging electrician
Kenneth MacKenzie ... key grip
Alfonso Maiorana ... camera operator: "b" camera 2nd unit
Dop Martin Bouchard ... second assistant camera (as Martin Bouchard)
Alain Masse ... dolly grip
Greg Mayer ... set electrician: re-shoot
Don McCuaig ... director of photography: second unit
Tim Merkel ... camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Christian Navennec ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Alex Nepomniaschy ... cinematographer: additional photography
Colin Noel ... rigger
Chris Pavlu ... electrician
Craig Price ... grip: Los Angeles
Mathieu Price ... grip
David Reinhard ... camera loader: second unit
Dale Robinette ... still photographer
Takashi Seida ... still photographer
Martin St-Antoine ... key rigging grip
Paul Viau ... best boy
Martine Vincent ... grip
Chuck Weiss ... digital video assist operator: additional photography

Casting Department

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Yanick Bousquet ... casting assistant
Julie Breton ... extras casting
Gabriel Lavina ... casting assistant: Montreal
Jennifer L. Smith ... casting associate
Cathy Weiner ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jean-François Desjardins ... dresser: Ms. Jolie / key dresser for angelina jolie
Emmanuelle Godbout ... costume assistant

Location Management

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Lynn Beaudin ... location manager
Stephanie Beaudin ... assistant location manager
Pierre Blondin ... location supervisor
Alain Dahan ... location manager
Caroline Desbiolles ... assistant location manager
Liam Kiernan ... assistant location manager
Adrian Knight ... location manager
Denis Paquette ... assistant location manager
Bernard Rodrigue ... location manager: second unit

Music Department

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Nancy Allen ... assistant music editor
Dan Bora ... music engineer: music score
Jonathan Dinklage ... musician: violin
Jim Keller ... music recordist: music score
Joe Lisanti ... music editor
Michael McCoy ... music recordist: music score
Nico Muhly ... music engineer: music score
Kurt Munkacsi ... music recordist: music score
Michael Riesman ... conductor / music mixer
Martha Mooke ... musician (uncredited)
Walter Werzowa ... composer: main titles (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Marie La Haye ... continuity
David Ayer ... script revisions (uncredited)
Nicholas Kazan ... script revisions (uncredited)
Hillary Seitz ... script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Michel Boulanger ... driver: producer
Richard Chabot ... driver: second unit
Victor Labelle ... artist driver: Olivier Martinez
James Sanchez ... transportation captain
Joe Sanchez ... transportation coordinator
Jerome Wheeler ... driver
Gerry Prevost ... driver: Montreal (uncredited)
Gerry Prévost ... driver: Montreal (uncredited)
Dominic Thiffault ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Marie-Elaine Bailly ... production coordinator
Melanie Bergeron ... key medic
Martin Brisebois ... stand-in: Ethan Hawke
Brinton Bryan ... set production assistant: additional photography
Jennifer Bydwell ... clearance coordinator
Tom Carson ... assistant production coordinator: additional photography
Ryan Churchill ... body double: Ethan Hawke
Jean-Philippe Collin ... stand-in: Tchéky Karyo
Elisabeth Cormier ... production assistant
Hervé Desbois ... stand-in
C.J. Dixon ... assistant: Bernie Goldmann
François Doré ... police consultant: Surete du Quebec
Genevieve Doyon ... production assistant
Harvey Drouelle ... daily production assistant
Carey Field ... set production assistant: additional photography
Mark Frazier ... assistant: Mark Canton
Paule Girardin ... production coordinator: second unit
Holly Goline ... assistant: Angelina Jolie
Jean-Francois Hall ... figurant
Jean-Patrick Joseph ... special equipment supplier
Marc Julien ... set production assistant: second unit
Lauren Feige Keskinel ... assistant: Alan Blomquist (as Lauren Feige)
Agnieszka Kroskowska ... body and hand double: Angelina Jolie
Carinne Leduc ... photo double: Angelina Jolie
Cara Leibovitz ... unit publicist
Marie-Laure Lemaire Viens ... production assistant
Maryse Lesage ... second production coordinator
Josh Levitan ... assistant: Bernie Goldmann
Eva MacGregor ... assistant accountant
Dana Mackey ... assistant: D.J. Caruso
John Malakoff ... production travel consultant
Melanie Morin ... accounting clerk
Brian O'Donnell ... second unit production assistant
Paulo Quintans ... set production assistant
Kelly Reiter ... dialect coach
Ryan Robertson ... main title producer
Jean-François Roesler ... production assistant
Lise Servant ... payroll accountant
Jenny Siff ... production secretary: additional photography
Kathy Ann Thomas ... production secretary
Silenn Thomas ... assistant: Mark Canton
Melanie Tolbert ... stand-in
Yanick Veilleux ... production assistant
Natacha Williams ... production assistant
Jeff Winn ... craft service
Garson Yu ... title designer
Pierre-Olivier Belzile ... production assistant (uncredited)
Tanya Nesi ... production assistant (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The film starts in the early 1980s. Young Martin Asher took a bus for Canada. He meets another teen on the bus, Matt Soulsby. When the bus broke down they decided to rent a car and drive to Seattle. On the road the car gets a flat tire, and Matt starts changing the tire. Martin comments on how he and Matt are about the same height, and in that moment he quickly pushes Matt in the way of an oncoming truck causing a huge accident where Matt and the driver both die. He took Matt's guitar and left singing like Matt did. Twenty years later, an FBI profiler, Illeana Scott comes to Canada to help hunt down the now serial killer Martin Asher who killed multiple men and lived by their identities. Martin's mother claims that she saw Martin in Quebec city and she tells the police that Martin is evil. The police also has an eyewitness James Costa who saw Asher kill his last victim... Written by victoria

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Taglines He Would Kill To Be You. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Taking Lives : Destins violés (France)
  • Taking Lives - Für Dein Leben würde er töten (Germany)
  • Vides alienes (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Vidas ajenas (Spain)
  • Забирая жизни (Russia)
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Runtime
  • 103 min
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Box Office

Budget $45,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $11,458,465, 21 Mar 2004
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $65,470,529

Did You Know?

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Trivia A scene was shot in which Illeana drives back to her house with the old pick-up and a branch from a tree falls and breaks the windshield. It took several takes to get the shot, and apparently destroyed the last remaining windshields for the pick-up available anywhere in North America at the time. The scene was not used. See more »
Goofs The three lead police investigators all speak with Parisian French accents. Quebec French is as distinct from Parisian French as British English is distinct from North American English. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Taking Lives/Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London/Secret Window (2004). See more »
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Quotes Martin Asher: That guy was nothing, alright? I didn't take his life, I lived it. I was the best thing that ever happened to that guy. You looked at him, and you saw me, and I looked at you, and I saw you, and we are the same.
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