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I think that directing is the ultimate martyred task of filmmaking, that it has nobility to it. It takes three years to make a film, for the most part. I think it requires the attentiveness of a mother hen.

Diane Lane

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Diane Lane
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 22
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