Manu Bennett

Born: October 10, 1969 in Rotorua, New Zealand

[on attending a boarding school for Maori boys in New Zealand.] It was like being sent to gladiator school. Like prison. The only things people respected were strength, being good at rugby, and being able to hold your own in a fight.

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