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Sometimes I say, If I had seen some masterpieces, maybe I wouldn't have dared start. I started very - not innocent, but naïve in a way.

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Agnes Varda
Age: 90 †
Born: 1928
Born: May 30
Died: 2019
Died: March 29
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You have to invent life.
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If we opened people up, we’d find landscapes.
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I wanted to speak strongly about feminism in my life, since it's been a struggle.
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You know, an hour and fifty-four minutes is too much for audiences. They get nervous.
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I'd been educated stupidly, I knew nothing about nothing, that's part of being shy.
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