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I became a script writer with absolutely no idea of how to write a script whatsoever. I still feel a bit of an outsider in that regard. If I can maintain that approach to screenwriting, it can continue to be enjoyable.

Nick Cave

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Nick Cave
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: September 22
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