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My father got a trade union scholarship to Oxford; he lived and breathed politics; he was always watching current-affairs programmes. But I have a five-year-old child's attitude towards the news. Mainly, that it absolutely turns me off.
Jez Butterworth
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"My father got a trade union scholarship to Oxford; he lived and breathed politics; he was always watching current-affairs programmes. But I have a five-year-old child's attitude towards the news. Mainly, that it absolutely turns me off."
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My father got a trade union scholarship to Oxford; he lived and breathed politics; he was always watching current-affairs programmes. But I have a five-year-old child's attitude towards the news. Mainly, that it absolutely turns me off. — Jez Butterworth

About Jez Butterworth

Jez Butterworth was a Dramatist from United Kingdom (1969–present).

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This quote is attributed to Jez Butterworth, a Dramatist from United Kingdom.
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Jez Butterworth lived from 1969 – present.
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