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When you make something that everyone likes, it's very easy to say, Well, I'll just repeat that. Because that was easy. I have a formula. But creatively, it's not very interesting.
Nicolas Winding Refn
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Nicolas Winding Refn
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 29
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