Steven Bauer Quotes

I think there is sort of a general universal perception of me, or someone who looks like me, as someone who is kind of menacing, dark or mysterious.

Steven Bauer

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• I think there is sort of a general universal perception of me, or someone who looks like me, as someone who is kind of menacing, dark or mysterious.

  

  Steven Bauer
  • Perception
  • Mysterious
  • Menacing