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Looking back, [R.E.M.]videos, by in large, have always been art films. I'm thinking of Losing My Religion. That's a landmark piece.
Christopher Bollen
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Christopher Bollen
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: November 26
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Why I love chess and tennis - the volleying aspect, and the fact that your competitors' reactions and motivations and bluffs come into the game itself.
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I have to say I do read partly for escapism. Why can't I escape and learn something?
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One day I want to write a full-on horror book.
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If you've been in the art world for more than eight years, you realize another generation is making the exact same work as the previous generation - but treating it like it's never been done before. It becomes very cyclical very quickly.
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