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I think if you want to make a good sports movie, you've got to cut down on the sports. You have to make it about people. You can't try to impress people with your knowledge and the X and O's and all the details and the technicalities.
Kevin Costner
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Kevin Costner
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 18
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