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He wasn't, but producers are by definition annoying because they have a different agenda from you. They're trying to stop you spending money and you're trying to not spend money, but at the same time we're great artists.

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Michael Apted
Age: 79 †
Born: 1941
Born: February 10
Died: 2021
Died: January 7
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