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Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most.

Francis Ford Coppola

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Francis Ford Coppola
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: April 7
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I thought I wanted to be a playwright because I was interested in stories and telling stories.
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I had an older brother who was very interested in literature, so I had an early exposure to literature, and and theater. My father sometimes would work in musical comedies.
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