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I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director. I spent a lot of time for no money trying to teach myself how to write a script. It always felt like everybody was looking the other way and sneaking that script through the system, but it did well later on video and got another chance.

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Cameron Crowe
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: July 13
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I wanted to follow the path of music and feel that power, and I couldn't turn back.
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