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Billy Bob Thornton

born August 4, 1955

Actor and Screenwriter

I’m a dyslexic. When I was growing up, they just thought I was slow. Teachers thought I was lazy. I never wanted to be anything that school taught me.… I was only in drama because there were girls in there.

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Ethan

October 4, 2017 at 7:54 am

I have deslexa and some times pepole think i am slow to understand

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