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It helps, if you've directed, to be able to write a script that is director-friendly. You're really telling them [directors], This is how it works on this show. It takes some of the guesswork out of it.
Amy Sherman-Palladino
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Amy Sherman-Palladino
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 17
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I grew up where my parents would literally shove me in the car rather than have to say hello to a neighbor.
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I don't believe in crowd funders. I don't believe the fans should be paying for their own things.
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