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I asked [Donald Trump] if he had any advice for Charles Foster Kane and he said, Yeah, get yourself a different woman.
Errol Morris
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Errol Morris
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 5
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The smarter people I know declined to watch the most recent debate [with Donald Trump].
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I've never seen myself as a documentary filmmaker. I see myself as a filmmaker, period, and I am interested in drama as well as in documentary.
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