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The perfect equation is form equals content. The style of the film reflects the story, and that's what you're always aiming for. You're not always necessarily successful at it, but that's the ambition that you're trying to do.
Danny Boyle
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Danny Boyle
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 20
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