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I received from my experience in Japan an incredible sense of respect for the art of creating, not just the creative product. We're all about the product. To me, the process was also an incredibly important aspect of the total form.

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Julie Taymor
Age: 71
Born: 1952
Born: December 15
Costume Designer
Director
Film Director
Film Producer
Opera Director
Scenographer
Screenwriter
Theatrical Director
Newton
Massachusetts
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