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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.
Julie Taymor
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Julie Taymor
Age: 71
Born: 1952
Born: December 15
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Newton
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