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If I have to be remembered for something, I want it remembered that I really liked children and was a good camp counselor.
Francis Ford Coppola
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Francis Ford Coppola
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: April 7
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I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic.
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