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They needed someone to write a script of The Great Gatsby very quickly for the movie they were making. I took this job so I'd be sure to have some dough to support my family.
Francis Ford Coppola
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Age: 85
Born: 1939
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I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book.
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I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films.
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It was the man's dream, and his inspiring attempt to make them come true that remain important.
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