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I'm not a director that's about precision and control and perfection, I'm about creating an atmosphere that's organic and interesting and then… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
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Something was still there, that something that distinguishes an artist from a performer: the revealing of self. Here I be. Not forlong,… — Studs Terkel Copy Share Image
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