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You really see life around the principals to be as important as the main, principal actors. That's what cinéma vérité taught me - that it's not a question of having a main character, a great actor, and the rest is unimportant. Every detail, every face in the crowd is important.

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Milos Forman
Age: 86 †
Born: 1932
Born: February 18
Died: 2018
Died: April 13
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