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I still consider myself to be an amateur filmmaker. And I say that because in the Latin origin of the word amateur is the word love, and it's love of a form, whereas professional implies something you do for money or for work.
Jim Jarmusch
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Jim Jarmusch
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: January 22
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Cuyahoga Falls
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James Roberto Jim Jarmusch
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