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I've been a fan of movies longer than anything else. One thing I learned a long time ago is that you can't translate a book literally to the screen. It won't work because it's a different medium. And it would be the same in reverse.

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Andrew Stanton
Age: 58
Born: 1965
Born: December 3
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Rockport
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Andrew Christopher Stanton Jr.
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