Cinema Quote by Atom Egoyan

“We're lucky to be making films. My crew and I have been working together for a long time. I think that that's what emanates.”

Atom Egoyan

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Cinema Crew Emanate Film Has beens Long Long time Lucky Thinking Time Together Working together

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