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I've done interviews in one day that went on for fifteen, sixteen hours. And at a certain point, the control over what they're saying breaks down it becomes different. It becomes really powerful, and for me, real. It becomes out of control.

Errol Morris

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Errol Morris
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 5
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