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You need contrast and conflict in order to tell a story. Stories need to have dark and light, turmoil, all those things. But that does not mean the filmmaker has to suffer in order to show the suffering. Stories should have the suffering, not the people.

David Lynch

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David Lynch
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 20
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The day you catch an idea you fall in love with, even a small one, is a beautiful day.
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