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“I fantasised about F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' - I loved it, and then I read everything J. D. Salinger had to offer. Then I was turned on to Kerouac, and his spontaneous prose, his stream of consciousness way of writing. I admired him so much, and I romanticised so much about the '40s and '50s.”

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Garrett Hedlund

Garrett Hedlund is an American actor known for his performances in films such as 'Trashed' and 'Fifty Shades of Grey', born on September 3, 1984. more

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