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The biggest fear I have is to die with regrets, and of course that will come true.

Alexander Payne

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Alexander Payne
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 10
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I think about what movie I would like to see. I don't think of them as a correction or palliative. I certainly am irritated by anything that's shot in the Midwest and filled with these noble people. Oh, they're so good, and they're so honest... I'm not interested in that. I just think of what's right for a movie.
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