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I was the enemy of the major studio. I believed in one man - one film. I believed one man should make the film. And I believed the director should be that one man. One man should do it - I didn't give a damn who. I just couldn't accept art as a committee. I could only accept art as an extension of an individual.

Frank Capra

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Frank Capra
Age: 94 †
Born: 1897
Born: May 18
Died: 1991
Died: September 3
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