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Female Speaker: Out of the usual, odd, a little bit wacky.
Male Speaker: Really peculiar. Something that’s not common.
Male Speaker: Bit twisted. Out of the ordinary.
Female Speaker: Maybe they like to wear eclectic clothing.
Male Speaker: A rich person’s version of crazy.
Female Speaker: A little left of the centre.
Male Speaker: A little odd. Different.
Female Speaker: It means like, old-fashioned.
Female Speaker: It’s big, it’s great. I think that’s it?
Female Speaker: No. That’s not what eccentric means (laughs).
Male Speaker: Someone who’s got, like, a strange character to them.
Interviewer: What does eccentric mean?
Male Speaker: Eccentric? Me.
Michael Desmond explores what makes a portrait subject significant.
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